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Can you save on LLM tokens using images instead of text?

21 days ago
https://pagewatch.ai/blog/post/llm-text-as-image-tokens/
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  • #OpenAI API
  • #LLM
  • #Token Optimization
  • Using images instead of text in LLM prompts can save tokens under specific conditions.
  • Experiment showed a 40% reduction in prompt tokens with GPT-5 when using images.
  • However, most models use more completion tokens with image inputs, offsetting savings.
  • Completion tokens are more expensive, making the trade-off not worthwhile for most models.
  • The ideal image size for OpenAI API is 768x768 to avoid resizing and maintain text readability.
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