Sizing a request

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You pay per token, and one token is roughly four characters or three quarters of a word. Before you send a long prompt, estimate its size: a 13-word question is about 17 tokens.

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def tokens(text):
    return round(len(text.split()) * 1.3)

prompt = 'Explain the Python course fee and timing for a new student in Faisalabad.'
print(len(prompt), 'characters')
print(tokens(prompt), 'tokens (estimated)')

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def tokens(text):
    return round(len(text.split()) * 1.3)

prompt = 'Explain the Python course fee and timing for a new student in Faisalabad.'
print(len(prompt), 'characters')
print(tokens(prompt), 'tokens (estimated)')

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