AI Token Counter & Cost Estimator

Paste text, get an instant token estimate and the cost at your model's rate. Runs entirely in your browser.

Everything runs locally in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.
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How token estimation works

Tokenizers split text into subword pieces; English averages roughly 4 characters or 0.75 words per token. This tool uses that heuristic (taking the larger of chars/4 and words x 1.3), which lands within about 10% of real tokenizer output for normal prose. Code, non-Latin scripts and unusual formatting tokenize less predictably; treat the estimate as a floor for those.

For exact counts, providers expose token-counting endpoints, but for the daily question ("will this fit in context?" or "what does this document cost to process?") a fast local estimate answers it without sending your text anywhere.

FAQ

Why is this an estimate and not exact?

Exact counts require running the model's own tokenizer. The chars/4 heuristic is within about 10% for English prose, which is enough for cost and context-window planning.

Does my text leave the browser?

No. The counter is a few lines of JavaScript running locally; there is no server, no analytics on the text, no upload.

How many tokens fit in a context window?

Current mainstream models take 128k-1M tokens. As a feel: 128k tokens is roughly a 350-page book; this page you're reading is around 1,500 tokens.

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The n8n Launch Pack automates the operations behind these numbers, and The Prompt Operating System covers the decisions. Both are a one-time payment away (PayPal or USDT).

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