Today I'm sharing a new utility, the Fast LLM Token Counter. This tool is built to provide quick token count estimations for any given text input.
It uses OpenAI's tiktoken library, which is the same method OpenAI uses. This allows for accurate predictions of token usage across their models. The primary use case for this is to help manage API costs and estimate processing times, particularly when working with high-speed LLMs.
The tool supports common OpenAI models, including GPT-4 and GPT-3.5-turbo. For anyone building with these models, understanding token count upfront can be useful for optimizing prompts, controlling API spend, and ensuring operations stay within budget.
It's a straightforward utility for developers and builders who need to quickly check token counts without integrating the library directly into every project or running custom scripts.
