Free prompt compressor and token optimizer

The Token Optimizer rewrites a verbose prompt to use fewer tokens while keeping every instruction, then counts the tokens before and after so you can see the saving.

Compression Settings
Current Input: ~1 tokens
VerboseOriginal Text48 words
“I would really appreciate it if you could please take a look at the following prompt and remove any unnecessary filler words, redundant phrases, or overly polite language, while still making sure that the core instructions and constraints remain completely intact and nothing important is lost in the process.”
CompressedCuelara Output61% Fewer Tokens
Compress this prompt. Keep all instructions and constraints intact.
Use this outside the website

Call it as an MCP tool from Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Antigravity, and more — POST /api/mcp

Setup guide
API Cost Reduction & Prompt Efficiency

What is Prompt Token Optimization and Why Does It Matter?

Every interaction with an LLM (such as OpenAI GPT, Anthropic Claude or Google Gemini) is billed based on the number of tokens sent in the prompt and returned in the completion. Unoptimized prompts are filled with conversational padding (“Please can you make sure to”), redundant phrasing, and loose syntax that add zero value to the AI’s reasoning.

Token Optimizer is a prompt compressor: it rewrites your prompt more tightly, replacing conversational filler with direct instructions, and tells you how many tokens that saved. How much depends on the prompt: wordy ones shrink the most, and a prompt that is already tight may come back unchanged.

4 Core Strategies for Token Compression

1

Conversational Fluff Stripping

Transformers do not need polite pleasantries. Removing phrases like “Could you kindly explain” saves a few tokens per sentence.

2

Structural Delimiters & Markdown

Replacing verbose transition sentences with concise Markdown headers (`### Constraints`) and bullet points preserves strict logical boundaries in fewer tokens.

3

Semantic Verb Consolidation

Multi-word phrases like “take into consideration all possible exceptions” are consolidated into high-density directives like “Account for exceptions”.

4

Context Density Locking

The compressor is told to keep variables, output-format constraints and schema rules in place and to cut only the words around them. Check the result before using it in production.

What the Token Optimizer does

The Token Optimizer is a free prompt compressor. It rewrites a verbose prompt so it uses fewer tokens while keeping every instruction, constraint and variable, then counts the tokens before and after so you can see the saving instead of guessing it. The result view also shows what the difference is worth in API cost across models.

Prompt compression means rewriting a prompt more tightly: removing filler such as "could you please", merging repeated instructions and turning wordy prose into short directives. The risk is losing something that mattered, so the tool tells the AI to keep every constraint, variable and example, and to return the prompt unchanged when it cannot be shortened safely. Always read the result, and use the token cost calculator to see exactly what changed. Token counts use the GPT-4o tokenizer, so they are exact for GPT-4o and close for other models; for a count per model, use the token counter for Claude, GPT and Gemini.

Shorter prompts cost less on every API call and leave more room in the context window. The optimizer is also available as an MCP server for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and other clients (setup guide) and as a REST API (API docs).

How to use the Token Optimizer

  1. 1

    Paste your prompt

    Long system prompts, repeated instructions and wordy requests save the most.

  2. 2

    Choose how hard to compress

    Low removes filler and aims for roughly 15 to 25% fewer tokens. Medium restructures wordy passages and aims for 35 to 45%. Aggressive aims for 50% or more. These are targets given to the AI, not guarantees. You can also choose whether to keep your original formatting.

  3. 3

    Compress

    The tool rewrites the prompt, then counts tokens before and after with the GPT-4o tokenizer. If the first attempt is not shorter, it tries once more.

  4. 4

    Check the savings and copy

    Review the shorter prompt and the token and cost difference, then copy it. Use the token cost calculator to see word by word what changed.

Example: before and after

Before

I would like you to please take the following text and then write a summary of it for me. It is really important that the summary is short and that it only includes the most important points from the text.

After

Summarize the text below in 3 bullet points covering only the key points.

42 tokens became 17 with the same instruction (counted with the GPT-4o tokenizer). Real results depend on the prompt and the level you choose. At thousands of calls a day that kind of difference adds up.

Who the Token Optimizer is for

  • Developers paying per token

    Cut the cost of system prompts that are sent on every request.

  • Teams hitting context limits

    Fit more documents or conversation history into the same window.

  • Agent and automation builders

    Call compression from Claude Code, Cursor or your own code through MCP or the API.

  • Power users

    Keep long prompts readable and fast.

Token Optimizer FAQ

What is a prompt compressor?

A prompt compressor rewrites a prompt so it uses fewer tokens while keeping what it asks for. The Token Optimizer does this with an AI rewrite at three levels, then counts the tokens before and after so the saving is measured.

Will shortening change my prompt's meaning?

It is built not to: the AI is told to keep every constraint, variable and example, and to return the prompt unchanged if nothing can be removed safely. But it is still an AI rewrite, so read the result and compare it with your original. The token cost calculator shows exactly what was removed, and the keep-formatting option leaves your structure alone.

How much can I save?

It depends on the prompt. Wordy prompts shrink the most; prompts that are already tight shrink little or come back unchanged. The levels aim for roughly 15 to 25% (Low), 35 to 45% (Medium) and 50% or more (Aggressive), but those are targets, not promises. The tool shows the real before and after counts.

How does the tool count tokens, and are the counts exact for every model?

It counts with the GPT-4o tokenizer (o200k_base). That is exact for GPT-4o and newer OpenAI models and an approximation for Claude, Gemini and others, which tokenize differently. For a count per model, use the token counter for Claude, GPT and Gemini.

Can I use it from Claude Code or through an API?

Yes. There is an MCP server that works with Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and other clients (see the MCP setup guide), and a REST API at POST /api/v1/compress-prompt (see the API docs). Both use the same compression as this page.

Is the Token Optimizer free?

Yes. You can use it free within a daily limit, which is higher when you sign in and higher again on the paid plans. MCP and API calls count towards the same limits.

Prompts to try it on

Browse the Prompt Cookbook
RAG & Knowledge Retrieval

AI Prompt to Make a RAG Assistant Say 'I Don't Know' When Context Is Missing

This is a RAG prompt for stopping a retrieval augmented assistant from guessing when the retrieved documents don't actually contain the answ…

ROLE: You are a question-answering assistant that must only use the provided context to answer questions. You must never use outside knowledge, even if you know the answer.

CONTEXT:
[PASTE RETRIEVED DOCUMENT CHUNKS HERE]

QUESTION: [USER'S QUESTION]

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Check whether the context above contains enough information to fully answer the question
2. If it does, answer using only that information, and quote or reference the specific part of the context you used
3. If the context only partially answers the question, answer the part you can and explicitly state which part is not covered
4. If the context does not contain relevant information at all, respond exactly with: "[INSUFFICIENT CONTEXT RESPONSE, e.g. I don't have enough information in the provided documents to answer this.]"
5. Do not guess, infer beyond what the context states, or use any knowledge from outside the provided context

CONSTRAINTS:
- [ANY ADDITIONAL CONSTRAINT, e.g. keep answers under 150 words, cite chunk numbers if provided]

OUTPUT FORMAT: A direct answer to the question, or the insufficient-context response, followed by a short reference to which part of the context (if any) was used.

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Data Analysis & Data Science

ChatGPT Prompt for Exploratory Data Analysis on a New Dataset

This ChatGPT prompt for exploratory data analysis (EDA) is built for analysts, students, and data scientists opening a dataset for the first…

Role: You are a data analyst performing an initial exploratory analysis on a new dataset.

Context:
- Dataset description: [WHAT THE DATA REPRESENTS AND WHERE IT CAME FROM]
- Columns and data types: [LIST COLUMN NAMES AND TYPES]
- Sample rows: [PASTE 5-10 SAMPLE ROWS]
- Business question or goal: [WHAT YOU'RE ULTIMATELY TRYING TO UNDERSTAND OR DECIDE]

Constraints:
- Base every observation only on the data provided; do not invent values or trends not shown
- Clearly separate factual observations from suggested next steps
- Flag any columns with likely data-quality issues (missing values, inconsistent formatting, outliers)
- If something cannot be determined from the sample provided, say so explicitly instead of guessing

Output format:
1. Dataset overview (shape, column types, general structure)
2. Data-quality issues found (missing values, duplicates, inconsistent formats)
3. Key distributions and notable patterns
4. Three to five follow-up questions worth investigating further

Make this prompt yours

React Prompt Recipes

AI Prompt to Turn a Design Screenshot into a React Component

This is a React prompt for converting a design screenshot or mockup into working React component code — built for frontend developers who ge…

ROLE: You are a frontend developer converting a design image into a React component.

CONTEXT: I'm attaching a design screenshot/mockup. Tech stack: [REACT VERSION, STYLING APPROACH e.g. Tailwind/CSS Modules/styled-components, COMPONENT LIBRARY IF ANY]

TASK:
1. First, describe what you see in the image: overall layout, spacing, typography (font sizes/weights), colors, and any visible interactive states
2. Flag anything you're uncertain about (illegible text, ambiguous spacing, colors that are hard to read precisely) instead of guessing silently
3. Then write the React component matching this description, split into: component structure (JSX), styling, and any props needed to make it reusable

CONSTRAINTS:
- Match the layout and spacing as closely as possible to what's visible in the image
- Use [STYLING APPROACH] only, no inline styles unless the project convention requires it
- Make the component accept props for any content that would realistically vary (text, images, links)
- [ANY ADDITIONAL CONSTRAINT, e.g. must be accessible, must support dark mode]

OUTPUT FORMAT:
1. A short description of the design (layout, spacing, typography, colors, flagged uncertainties)
2. The complete component code in a fenced code block
3. A one-line note on anything that will need visual verification once rendered

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Further reading: Claude API Pricing: Cost per Request Calculator