vfalbor/llm-language-token-tax

Reproducible tiktoken benchmark showing the hidden language tax in LLM APIs. Same content, 8 languages, 1.5x-3.3x token cost ratio.

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• Show HN: Reproducible benchmark – OpenAI charges 1.5x-3.3x more for non-English (1 points, 0 comments, by vfalbor, 2026-04-20)