Generate 5000+ 1000-Word Articles for Just $6 Using OpenAI Tokens

๐Ÿง  What is a token in OpenAI?

  • 1 token โ‰ˆ 4 characters of English text
  • 1 token โ‰ˆ 0.75 words
  • So, 1000 English words โ‰ˆ 1300โ€“1500 tokens

Tokens include both the prompt and the generated output, so the total token usage per article depends on both.


โœ… Estimating tokens per 1000-word article

  • Generated content: 1000 words โ‰ˆ 1300โ€“1500 tokens
  • Including prompt: Total โ‰ˆ 1500โ€“1800 tokens per article

โœ… Now calculate for 10 million tokens:

10,000,000 tokens รท 1800 tokens per article โ‰ˆ ~5555 articles

So with 10 million tokens, you can generate approximately:

๐ŸŽฏ 5,000 to 6,000 full-length (1000-word) English articles


โœ… Comparison Table

Article LengthTotal Tokens per ArticleArticles per 10M Tokens
500 words~1000 tokens~10,000 articles
1000 words~1500โ€“1800 tokens~5,555โ€“6,666 articles
1500 words~2200โ€“2600 tokens~3,800โ€“4,500 articles
2000 words~3000+ tokens~3,000โ€“3,300 articles

โœ… Tips to optimize token usage

  • Keep your prompts short and efficient
  • Use concise system messages
  • Avoid overly verbose outputs unless needed
  • You can use the OpenAI Tokenizer to estimate token count before sending a request

โœ… Summary

Token BudgetArticle SizeEstimated Output
10,000,000 tokens1000-word articles~5,000โ€“6,000 articles


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