Explainers & Education · Oct 27, 2026
I got curious why output tokens cost ~5x more than input tokens. Reading the prompt takes 1 parallel…
I got curious why output tokens cost ~5x more than input tokens. Reading… by Sudhanshu. Watch the Explainers & Education video and visit the original X post.
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View on XI got curious why output tokens cost ~5x more than input tokens. Reading the prompt takes 1 parallel pass. Writing the answer takes 1 full pass per token, mostly waiting on memory. Made a quick explainer using opus!
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Video and prompt by Sudhanshu. Original post ↗
