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AI token
Also: token, context token
An AI token is a small chunk of text an AI model reads or writes while processing a prompt.
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An AI token is a small chunk of text an AI model reads or writes while processing a prompt. In everyday buying decisions, the useful question is not just what the spec says, but what it changes for comfort, cost, speed, safety, or battery life.
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