TOKEN ESTIMATES
How many tokens is...?
Quick, honest answers for the most common "how many tokens" questions, each with a live converter and a reference table. Estimates use about 1.33 tokens per English word; for an exact count of real text, use the token counter.
≈ 133 tokens for 100 words. On average, one English word is about 1.
How many tokens is a sentence?≈ 120 tokens for 5 sentences. A typical English sentence runs 15–20 words, which is about 20–27 tokens.
How many tokens is a paragraph?≈ 399 tokens for 3 paragraphs. A standard English paragraph is about 100 words, which is roughly 133 tokens.
How many tokens is a page?≈ 665 tokens for 1 pages. A typical single-spaced page holds about 500 words, which is roughly 650 tokens.
How many tokens is 1000 words?≈ 1,330 tokens for 1,000 words. 1,000 words of English text is about 1,333 tokens, using the standard ratio of roughly 1.
How many tokens is an essay?≈ 1,995 tokens for 1,500 words. A short five-paragraph school essay (~500 words) is about 650 tokens, and a standard college essay (~1,500 words) is about 2,000 tokens.
How many tokens is a book?≈ 119,700 tokens for 90,000 words. A typical 90,000-word novel is about 120,000 tokens.
How many tokens is a tweet?≈ 625 tokens for 10 tweets. A full 280-character tweet (about 45–50 words) is roughly 60–70 tokens.
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