What is a token? How the AI actually reads your words

Lesson 1 of how the AI thinks: the model doesn't read words, it reads tokens. What they are, roughly how big, and why your bill and limits are… Aliteq Sam Ortega · Build Editor

AI models read and write tokens, not words

A token can be a word, part of a word or a character

Limits and prices are counted in tokens

If your app calls an AI model, every call is billed by the tokens going in and coming out. A long hidden prompt sent with every message is paid for every single time. Ask your AI tool how many…

What this means for your app

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