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Anthropic's extravagant tokenizer complicates AI pricing
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Anthropic's new tokenizer generates up to 73 percent more tokens for the same input than OpenAI's GPT-5.x, according to Playcode analysis. The same TypeScript file consumed 1.73x more tokens. Anthropic offered Sonnet at a reduced introductory rate through August 31, 2026, but prices will rise afterward.
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