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Formatting tokens add up fast. A code block with triple backticks and a language specifier adds ~5 tokens. Markdown headers, bullet points, and bold formatting each add 1-3 tokens. For high-volume APIs, stripping unnecessary formatting in prompts can reduce token counts by 5-15%.

Your system prompt is sent with every API request and billed as input tokens every time. A 2,000-token system prompt on 100,000 daily calls equals 200M tokens/day just in system prompts. Keep system prompts concise, or use prompt caching to amortize the cost.

System prompts are often re-sent with every API call. Keep them concise to save tokens. Use abbreviations or keywords if the model is fine-tuned or understands them.

System prompts are often re-sent with every API call. Keep them concise to save tokens. Use abbreviations or keywords if the model is fine-tuned or understands them.

Different LLMs tokenize text differently. The same sentence can result in varying token counts across models, directly affecting API costs and context window usage.