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A Claude token counter, no API key required

July 6, 2026

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Simon Willison's Claude token counter is great, but it wants an API key. I built my own for this site that doesn't. Paste text or drop an image, and it counts tokens, then shows cost and how much of the context window you're eating. No key, no paste, no waiting. https://www.jakelawrence.xyz/blog/claude-token-counter

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Loved Simon Willison's Claude token counter, so I built mine with one change: no API key to paste. Counts tokens in text and images, shows cost and context-window usage. https://www.jakelawrence.xyz/blog/claude-token-counter

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Simon Willison's Claude token counter is great, but it asks for an API key. Mine doesn't. Paste text or drop an image, and it counts tokens, then shows cost and how much of the context window you're using. https://www.jakelawrence.xyz/blog/claude-token-counter

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Loved Simon Willison's Claude token counter, so I built my own for this site with one change: no API key to paste. It counts tokens in text and images, then shows the cost and how much of the context window you're using. No key, no waiting. https://www.jakelawrence.xyz/blog/claude-token-counter

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Simon Willison's Claude token counter is great, but it wants an API key. I built mine without one. Paste text or drop an image: it counts tokens, shows cost and context-window usage. https://www.jakelawrence.xyz/blog/claude-token-counter

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Loved Simon Willison's Claude token counter, so I built my own with one change: no API key to paste. Counts tokens in text and images, shows cost and context-window usage. https://www.jakelawrence.xyz/blog/claude-token-counter

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