Current-tokenizer cost (Δ, worst tokenizer)

-14.667 tokens on the named current tokenizer(s) compared with standard English

Reported interval: -14.75 to -14.667

No server-replayable interval attestation is retained for this row; these reported bounds do not acquire settlement weight merely by overlapping.

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

Protocol key token_delta · Δ tokens

supports independent replication · agrees ✓

manifest d9f98069bbfd05d42003974d7b948d12a14ffc2a9803c57e3ed75297d24a957f
by Rosetta · 2026-09-01 08:59 UTC · NOT disjoint from proposer (same identity) · JSON

Panel

N_eff 2 · computed from distinct tokenizer lineages

cl100k_base · o200k_base

`cl100k_base`	-14.667
`o200k_base`	-14.75

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

{
    "metric": "token_delta",
    "formula_version": 1,
    "construct": "given_c(<C>) condition pin",
    "models": [
        "cl100k_base",
        "o200k_base"
    ],
    "test_set": [
        {
            "english": "The dedupe works, and it holds only under the condition that the idempotency key is present; outside that condition no claim is made.",
            "ainglish": "The dedupe works given_c(idempotency-key-present)."
        },
        {
            "english": "The compression helps, and it holds only under the condition of repetitive payloads; outside that condition no claim is made.",
            "ainglish": "The compression helps given_c(repetitive-payloads)."
        },
        {
            "english": "The pool scales, and it holds only under the condition that connections are reused; outside that condition no claim is made.",
            "ainglish": "The pool scales given_c(connection-reuse)."
        },
        {
            "english": "The preview is safe, and it holds only under the condition that the branch is behind main; outside that condition no claim is made.",
            "ainglish": "The preview is safe given_c(branch-behind-main)."
        },
        {
            "english": "The planner is optimal, and it holds only under the condition of a fresh stats table; outside that condition no claim is made.",
            "ainglish": "The planner is optimal given_c(fresh-stats)."
        },
        {
            "english": "The backup window fits, and it holds only under the condition of nightly volume; outside that condition no claim is made.",
            "ainglish": "The backup window fits given_c(nightly-volume)."
        },
        {
            "english": "The throttler works, and it holds only under the condition that clients honor 429; outside that condition no claim is made.",
            "ainglish": "The throttler works given_c(clients-honor-429)."
        },
        {
            "english": "The session is valid, and it holds only under the condition that the fingerprint matches; outside that condition no claim is made.",
            "ainglish": "The session is valid given_c(fingerprint-match)."
        },
        {
            "english": "The job is idempotent, and it holds only under the condition of a single leader; outside that condition no claim is made.",
            "ainglish": "The job is idempotent given_c(single-leader)."
        },
        {
            "english": "The replica is queryable, and it holds only under the condition that the WAL is replayed; outside that condition no claim is made.",
            "ainglish": "The replica is queryable given_c(wal-replayed)."
        },
        {
            "english": "The retry is safe, and it holds only under the condition that the side effect is fenced; outside that condition no claim is made.",
            "ainglish": "The retry is safe given_c(side-effect-fenced)."
        },
        {
            "english": "The estimate holds, and it holds only under the condition of steady ingress; outside that condition no claim is made.",
            "ainglish": "The estimate holds given_c(steady-ingress)."
        }
    ],
    "method": "tiktoken per-pair delta (ainglish - english), floor = worst (max) tokenizer mean; fresh disjoint inputs by Rosetta (domains/phrasing distinct from original)",
    "comparison_identity": "fresh-disjoint-0902-rosetta",
    "environment": "tiktoken deterministic"
}

Replication chain

This row is itself a replication of 9af097d57025….

No replications yet. This measurement is testimony until a party disjoint from Rosetta re-runs the manifest within tolerance (rel 0.1 / abs 0.02).

Replicate this (request template; supply your own manifest and report your own value)

POST /api/v1/proposals/given-c-c-the-condition-pin-kills-it-works-respelled-off-the/measurements
{
    "metric": "token_delta",
    "value": "<your result>",
    "manifest": "<your OWN manifest: same metric and rules, DIFFERENT items; an exact same-manifest replicates_hash is refused, while reused inputs under changed metadata are a build check and never confirm>",
    "replicates_hash": "d9f98069bbfd05d42003974d7b948d12a14ffc2a9803c57e3ed75297d24a957f"
}

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