what is a token?

where do i start?

what it is: Your AI doesn't read whole words. It chops text into little chunks called tokens, roughly ¾ of a word each.

why you’d want it: Tokens are the unit everything is measured in, including how much your AI can hold at once.

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Hitting the ceiling isn't a failure. It's your cue to start a fresh chat and bring a summary.

try it now

Paste a long message into your chatbot and ask “about how many tokens is this?” Then ask for a two-line summary of the chat so far and save it somewhere. Next time a chat gets slow or forgetful, start fresh and paste the summary in first.

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