Guides

Short, practical explainers, each backed by the calculator, not generic filler.

• How many tokens is 1000 words?

  Tested word-to-token ratios by content type, with a live converter.

• Input, output and cached tokens explained

  What each token type costs and when cached input saves you money.

• How to reduce prompt tokens

  Six practical techniques to cut input tokens and lower cost.

• Token optimizer toolkit

  The free tools that make up a practical token optimizer.

• How to count tokens in a PDF

  Estimate a PDF token count before you send it to a model.