[ AI ][ MODEL_ECONOMICS ][ NOUN ]
How much useful output a model produces relative to the number of tokens it consumes, distinct from inference cost by measuring output quality per token rather than raw dollar cost.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"Rewriting the prompt tighter improved token efficiency without losing any of the actual answer quality."
LORE & ORIGIN
Standard ML-industry terminology for optimizing prompt and output design to get more useful result per token spent, distinct from but related to raw inference-cost budgeting.
FIRST SEEN
2024
PEAK POPULARITY
2024-2026 (Niche/Growing)
CURRENT STATUS
Mainstream Slang
Related To:Inference CostModel Routing
EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES
δΈζ zh-CNTokenζηEQUIVALENTliterally 'token efficiency' - Token kept as borrowed English word, ζη = native 'efficiency'
ζ₯ζ¬θͺ ja-JPγγΌγ―γ³εΉηEQUIVALENTliterally 'token efficiency' - γγΌγ―γ³ = borrowed 'token', εΉη = native 'efficiency'
νκ΅μ΄ ko-KRν ν° ν¨μ¨EQUIVALENTliterally 'token efficiency' - direct calque
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