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ConceptTokenGetting Started

What is a Token? How to calculate?

A token is the smallest unit language models process text by. English: approximately 4 characters = 1 token; Chinese: approximately 1-2 characters = 1 token. ChinaWHAPI console shows actual token consumption.

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