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Feature request: Estimate token use/cost #17

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A low priority idea.
There is a slight delay between the use of tokens and when it shows up on the usage page: https://platform.openai.com/account/usage

It would be good to know the tokens required to send a query and/or the tokens used for a query.

Some ideas:

  • If a flag (confirmtokens) is set to true, after entering an input the number of tokens will be displayed and a further confirmation - like enter - is required to move on.
  • If a flag (showtokens) is set to true, the token usage / cost of an input will be displayed with the output such as [Tokens used: XX Est. Cost $0.0002]
  • The values should adjust based on which model is selected

OpenAI do provide some information on the way token usage should be estimated, or can be called from the API:
https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/chat/introduction#:~:text=it%27s%20more%20difficult%20to%20count%20how%20many%20tokens

Can't immediately see pricing information via the API, however they are published here: https://openai.com/pricing

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