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Tokens to Words Conversion Chart & Interactive Calculator

Struggling to estimate how many tokens are in your prompts? This page provides a comprehensive conversion reference chart and a live widget to convert between words, characters, and tokens across different text types.

Interactive Words-to-Tokens Converter

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Word Count

Character Count

Estimated Tokens

Estimated API Input Cost (Per 1,000 Runs)

GPT-4o

$0.0000

At $2.50 / Million Tokens

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

$0.0000

At $3.00 / Million Tokens

Gemini 1.5 Flash

$0.00000

At $0.075 / Million Tokens

1. Understanding Conversion Benchmarks

Our conversion chart details standard words-to-tokens values across common formats. Use these benchmarks to estimate token counts of documents, databases, or transcripts before sending them to APIs.

2. Token to Word Conversion Matrix

Plain English prose averages 1.33 tokens per word. Technical manuals or legal briefs average 1.6 tokens per word. JSON data payloads and software code averages 2.5 to 3.0 tokens per word.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many words are in 1,000 tokens?

For standard English, 1,000 tokens ≈ 750 words. For code, 1,000 tokens ≈ 300 to 400 words.

Can I copy-paste text to see the exact count?

Yes. Use our interactive widget below or visit the main Token Calculator page for deep analysis.