---
title: Token Calculator for LLM API Costs | usedocs
description: Calculate tokens for any text and estimate LLM API costs across models and monthly message volume. Free browser-based tool.
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Dev  Runs in your browser

# Token Calculator

Calculate text tokens and estimate LLM API costs across models and monthly volume.

			  Paste text to count tokens (optional)

0 characters · ~0 tokens

## Project monthly cost

			  Model preset

					 GPT-class mini (~$0.15 / $0.60 per 1M)
					 GPT-class standard (~$2.50 / $10 per 1M)
					 Claude-class Sonnet (~$3 / $15 per 1M)
					 Workers AI / self-host (set your own)
					 Custom

			  Requests / month
			  Input tokens / request
			  Output tokens / request
			  Input $ / 1M tokens
			  Output $ / 1M tokens

Estimated monthly cost

			 $0

## Why token cost matters for support bots

### Estimate real conversations

Support cost depends on prompt size, retrieved context, answer length, model pricing, and monthly volume. A single message can include far more tokens than the user typed.

### Retrieval affects cost

Passing too many chunks to the model increases cost and can reduce answer quality. Better retrieval often improves both accuracy and margin.

### Track unit economics

Compare monthly model cost with plan price, support deflection, and escalation rate. Flat message pricing is easier for teams to budget than variable credit systems.

### FAQ

			  Are tokens the same as words?

No. Tokens are pieces of text. English text often averages around four characters per token, but it varies.

			  Why do support bots use many tokens?

They include system instructions, conversation history, retrieved context, and the generated answer.

Need help?

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