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Markdown Tokenization Deep Dive: Why GPT/Claude/DeepSeek Tokenize Markdown So Differently
The same Markdown string can be 800, 1100, or 1600 tokens depending on which model reads it. This piece is the mechanics — why the tokenizer choices matter, where the cost goes, and what to optimize.
2026-06-046 min read