I have around 35000 characters in my text document. How many tokens is that?

Understand the Problem

The question is asking how the character count of a text document translates into token count. Tokens typically refer to pieces of a text, such as words or subwords, which can vary widely in length. To estimate the answer, we would generally consider the average number of characters per token, usually around 4 characters per token in English text.

More Information

For common English text, a token typically corresponds to about 4 characters on average. Hence, with 35,000 characters, you can estimate the number of tokens by dividing the total characters by 4. This gives approximately 8,750 tokens. The actual number may vary depending on the specific text and language.

Tips

A common mistake is not accounting for the complexity or language of the text, which might lead to a different character-to-token ratio.

Sources

• A helpful rule of thumb is that one token generally corresponds to ~4 ... - news.ycombinator.com