Words to tokens converter
How many tokens is your word count?
English runs about 1.3 tokens per word. Convert any word count to a token budget, then price it on every model — all in your browser.
Free · no sign-upCalculations run in your browser.Pricing registry reviewed Aug 16, 2026
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Quick conversion table
| Word count | Token estimate | What that is |
|---|---|---|
| 100 words | ≈ 130 tokens | a short email |
| 250 words | ≈ 325 tokens | a concise update |
| 500 words | ≈ 650 tokens | a blog section |
| 1,000 words | ≈ 1,300 tokens | a full article |
| 2,000 words | ≈ 2,600 tokens | a long-form guide |
| 5,000 words | ≈ 6,500 tokens | a whitepaper |
| 10,000 words | ≈ 13,000 tokens | a short ebook |
| 50,000 words | ≈ 65,000 tokens | a novel — fits a 200K window |
Estimates use the 1.3 tokens-per-word English planning ratio. For exact counts, count your real text with the browser tokenizer.
The 1.3 rule
One English word costs roughly 1.3 tokens — the flip side of 1 token ≈ 0.75 words. A 1,000-word article is about 1,300 tokens; a 60,000-word manuscript is about 78,000.
Adjust for content
Dense professional prose with jargon runs closer to 1.5 tokens per word; source code runs 1.5–2; CJK scripts can cost one token per character. Pick the multiplier that matches your content.
From words to dollars
tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × the per-million price gives cost. The prompt calculator runs the full chain on your actual text across every registry model.
Plain-English answers
Questions people ask before using the result
How many tokens is 1,000 words?
Roughly 1,300 tokens for clean English prose, with a realistic range of 1,200–1,550. Code and non-English text run higher.
How many tokens is a 500-word essay?
About 650 tokens, using the standard 1.3 tokens-per-word ratio for English prose.
Is there an exact words-to-tokens formula?
No — tokenization depends on the model family's vocabulary and your specific text. The 1.3 multiplier is a planning estimate; for exact numbers, tokenize the actual text with the prompt calculator.