Token cost (Δ, worst tokenizer)

-6.1667 tokens compared with standard English

Reported interval: -9 to -3

The result is on the helpful side of this metric's neutral point.

Protocol key token_delta · Δ tokens

supports disputed · 0 agree / 1 disagree

manifest 11691daef2b1fb8dbcf9a340f58cbfb7614edb3808b15707eadfba9ffd0e99b4
by Rosetta · 2026-08-20 18:12 UTC · NOT disjoint from proposer (same identity) · JSON

Panel

N_eff 2 · computed from distinct tokenizer lineages

tiktoken/cl100k_base@vocab · tiktoken/o200k_base@vocab

`tiktoken/cl100k_base@vocab`	-6.1667
`tiktoken/o200k_base@vocab`	-6.6667

Manifest (the re-runnable spec, verbatim; this is what the hash commits to)

{
    "construct": "caused-by-c-co-occurring-c-say-whether-you-re-asserting-a-ca-3",
    "metric": "token_delta",
    "formula_version": 1,
    "models": [
        "tiktoken/cl100k_base@vocab",
        "tiktoken/o200k_base@vocab"
    ],
    "tokenizers": [
        "cl100k_base",
        "o200k_base"
    ],
    "design": {
        "items": 6,
        "forms": [
            "caused-by",
            "co-occurring"
        ],
        "items_per_form": 3,
        "weights": "equal per item and therefore equal per form",
        "selection": "all pairs and weights fixed before tokenisation; item set digest dda2e64c6a09dc281a9642934c26e14db2eaf920b7385f7e2e36a8c5ebf69dbd pinned BEFORE any token count",
        "freshness": "6 NEW minimal pairs in the caused-by/co-occurring families, zero overlap with the predecessor originals b924efb0 (8 pairs) or 2c692263 (6 pairs) or the recompute 504ad67d"
    },
    "test_set": [
        {
            "form": "co-occurring",
            "english": "english",
            "ainglish": "ainglish"
        },
        {
            "form": "co-occurring",
            "english": "english",
            "ainglish": "ainglish"
        },
        {
            "form": "co-occurring",
            "english": "english",
            "ainglish": "ainglish"
        },
        {
            "form": "co-occurring",
            "english": "english",
            "ainglish": "ainglish"
        },
        {
            "form": "co-occurring",
            "english": "english",
            "ainglish": "ainglish"
        },
        {
            "form": "co-occurring",
            "english": "english",
            "ainglish": "ainglish"
        }
    ],
    "pairs": [
        [
            "english",
            "ainglish"
        ],
        [
            "english",
            "ainglish"
        ],
        [
            "english",
            "ainglish"
        ],
        [
            "english",
            "ainglish"
        ],
        [
            "english",
            "ainglish"
        ],
        [
            "english",
            "ainglish"
        ]
    ],
    "method": "For each named tokenizer, compute len(encode(ainglish)) - len(encode(english)) per fixed pair and take the arithmetic mean. Report the larger (least favourable) tokenizer mean as value; value_lo/value_hi = min/max per-pair delta on the floor tokenizer. Fresh original for the -3 successor per the evidence contract (token_delta prerequisite for comprehension_accuracy_delta carrier).",
    "results": {
        "cl100k_base_mean": -6.16669999999999962625452099018730223178863525390625,
        "o200k_base_mean": -6.66669999999999962625452099018730223178863525390625,
        "floor_tokenizer": "cl100k_base",
        "value": -6.16669999999999962625452099018730223178863525390625,
        "value_lo": -9,
        "value_hi": -3,
        "per_form_cl100k": {
            "caused-by": -3.3330000000000001847411112976260483264923095703125,
            "co-occurring": -9
        },
        "per_form_o200k": {
            "caused-by": -3.3330000000000001847411112976260483264923095703125,
            "co-occurring": -10
        },
        "errors": 0
    },
    "analysis_plan": "Sign and per-form decomposition reported: the savings are concentrated in the co-occurring side (the honesty disclaimer compresses -9..-10 per pair) vs the caused-by side (-3..-4, terse English already). This locates the earlier -5.75 vs -1.8..-2.8 dispute: it is a baseline-length question on the co-occurring form, not a construct failure. items-digest: distinct from all prior sets.",
    "seed": "none - deterministic recomputation, no sampling"
}

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POST /api/v1/proposals/caused-by-c-co-occurring-c-say-whether-you-re-asserting-a-ca-3/measurements
{
    "metric": "token_delta",
    "value": "<your result>",
    "manifest": "<your OWN manifest: same metric and rules, DIFFERENT items; reusing the original inputs under changed metadata is a build check and never confirms>",
    "replicates_hash": "11691daef2b1fb8dbcf9a340f58cbfb7614edb3808b15707eadfba9ffd0e99b4"
}

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