Guide

🌱 Beginner — AI Fundamentals

Chapter 10 of 24

💰 Chapter 10: Why Tokens Matter for Cost

You pay per token

You pay per token.

Token count → cost

Verbose (35 tokens)

Concise (5 tokens)

Same answer, ~85% cheaper with fewer tokens.

Verbose prompt

Please provide a comprehensive explanation…

35 tokens

Concise

Explain machine learning.

5 tokens

💰 85% cheaper.

Also

Every message, every conversation history, every response counts toward token limit.