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Overview

ToCount is a lightweight and extensible Python library for estimating token counts from text inputs using both rule-based and machine learning methods. Designed for flexibility, speed, and accuracy, ToCount provides a unified interface for different estimation strategies, making it ideal for tasks like prompt analysis, token budgeting, and optimizing interactions with token-based systems.

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• Check Python Packaging User Guide
• Run pip install tocount==0.5

Source code

• Download Version 0.5 or Latest Source
• Run pip install .

Models

Rule-Based

Model Name	R²	MAE	RMSE	MedAE	D²
RULE_BASED.UNIVERSAL	0.8175	106.70	617.78	18	0.6377
RULE_BASED.GPT_3_5	0.7266	152.34	756.17	35	0.4828
RULE_BASED.GPT_4	0.6878	161.93	808.04	40	0.4502

Tiktoken R50K

Model Name	R²	MAE	RMSE	MedAE	D²
TIKTOKEN_R50K.LINEAR_ALL	0.7334	152.39	733.40	28.55	0.4826
TIKTOKEN_R50K.LINEAR_ENGLISH	0.8703	62.76	508.20	8.87	0.7287

Tiktoken CL100K

Model Name	R²	MAE	RMSE	MedAE	D²
TIKTOKEN_CL100K.LINEAR_ALL	0.9127	64.09	298.02	15.73	0.6804
TIKTOKEN_CL100K.LINEAR_ENGLISH	0.9711	27.43	185.07	6.34	0.8527

Tiktoken O200K

Model Name	R²	MAE	RMSE	MedAE	D²
TIKTOKEN_O200K.LINEAR_ALL	0.9563	38.23	197.16	9.70	0.7818
TIKTOKEN_O200K.LINEAR_ENGLISH	0.9730	26.00	177.54	5.96	0.8581

Deepseek R1

Model Name	R²	MAE	RMSE	MedAE	D²
DEEPSEEK_R1.LINEAR_ALL	0.9531	40.66	212.11	10.71	0.7741
DEEPSEEK_R1.LINEAR_ENGLISH	0.9696	28.44	192.36	6.36	0.8477

Qwen QwQ

Model Name	R²	MAE	RMSE	MedAE	D²
QWEN_QWQ.LINEAR_ALL	0.9342	45.50	257.97	12.17	0.7542
QWEN_QWQ.LINEAR_ENGLISH	0.9570	29.06	236.10	6.68	0.8457

Llama 3.1

Model Name	R²	MAE	RMSE	MedAE	D²
LLAMA_3_1.LINEAR_ALL	0.9538	44.37	207.58	11.70	0.7578
LLAMA_3_1.LINEAR_ENGLISH	0.9731	26.59	177.94	6.24	0.8564

ℹ️ The training and testing dataset is taken from Lmsys-chat-1m [1] and Wildchat [2].

Usage

>>> from tocount import estimate_text_tokens, TextEstimator
>>> estimate_text_tokens("How are you?", estimator=TextEstimator.RULE_BASED.UNIVERSAL)
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Issues & bug reports

Just fill an issue and describe it. We'll check it ASAP! or send an email to tocount@openscilab.com.

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References

1- Zheng, Lianmin, et al. "Lmsys-chat-1m: A large-scale real-world llm conversation dataset." International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR) 2024 Spotlights.

2- Zhao, Wenting, et al. "Wildchat: 1m chatgpt interaction logs in the wild." International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR) 2024 Spotlights.

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Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

Unreleased

0.5 - 2026-01-02

Added

• DEEPSEEK_R1.LINEAR_ALL model
• DEEPSEEK_R1.LINEAR_ENGLISH model
• QWEN_QWQ.LINEAR_ALL model
• QWEN_QWQ.LINEAR_ENGLISH model
• LLAMA_3_1.LINEAR_ALL model
• LLAMA_3_1.LINEAR_ENGLISH model

Changed

• README.md updated

0.4 - 2025-12-17

Added

• Logo

Changed

• TIKTOKEN_CL100K.LINEAR_ALL model updated
• TIKTOKEN_CL100K.LINEAR_ENGLISH model updated
• TIKTOKEN_O200K.LINEAR_ALL model updated
• TIKTOKEN_O200K.LINEAR_ENGLISH model updated
• TIKTOKEN_R50K.LINEAR_ALL model updated
• TIKTOKEN_R50K.LINEAR_ENGLISH model updated

0.3 - 2025-10-21

Added

• TIKTOKEN_CL100K.LINEAR_ALL model
• TIKTOKEN_CL100K.LINEAR_ENGLISH model
• TIKTOKEN_O200K.LINEAR_ALL model
• TIKTOKEN_O200K.LINEAR_ENGLISH model

Changed

• README.md updated
• Python 3.14 added to test.yml

0.2 - 2025-10-02

Added

• TIKTOKEN_R50K.LINEAR_ALL model
• TIKTOKEN_R50K.LINEAR_ENGLISH model

Changed

• README.md updated

0.1 - 2025-08-30

Added

• RULE_BASED.UNIVERSAL model
• RULE_BASED.GPT_4 model
• RULE_BASED.GPT_3_5 model