Token Estimates for Travel Q&A
Here’s a quick rule of thumb:
1 token ≈ 0.75 words, so 1 million tokens ≈ 750,000 words
What does half an A4 page look like in words/tokens?
| Component | Words | Tokens (approx) |
|---|---|---|
| A typical travel question | ~30 words | ~40 tokens |
| Half an A4 page answer | ~250 words | ~335 tokens |
| Total per Q&A pair | ~280 words | ~375 tokens |
So with 1 million tokens…
| Query Type | Tokens per Q&A | Q&A pairs | A4 pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visa / simple factual | ~200 tokens | ~5,000 pairs | ~2,500 pages |
| Trip inspiration (friends 40th) | ~375 tokens | ~2,670 pairs | ~1,335 pages |
| 14-day full itinerary | ~800 tokens | ~1,250 pairs | ~625 pages |
The bottom line
For typical mixed travel queries on Sonnet 4.6, 1 million tokens ≈ 2,000–2,500 complete Q&A exchanges, or roughly 1,000–1,250 A4 pages of content.
At $3 input + $15 output per million tokens (roughly $18 combined in a balanced workload), that’s less than 1 cent per travel Q&A. Very affordable at low volumes.