https://www.synapsestech.com/tags/tokens/ Recent content in Tokens on Synapses Technologies, LLC Hugo en Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.synapsestech.com/posts/2026-07-13_2_counting_tokens/ Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.synapsestech.com/posts/2026-07-13_2_counting_tokens/ <p>In the first article in this series, we landed on a mental model that cuts through most of the confusion about AI: a large language model is a <strong>language processor</strong>. It takes language in and gives you transformed language back, the way a food processor takes in vegetables and hands you back something chopped or blended to spec.</p> <p>That framing answers <em>what</em> the tool is for. This article answers a question that arrives the moment you start using it for real work: <em>what does it cost to run, and how do I tell a good deal from a bad one?</em></p>