Equation 2 · Part 1 · The Token Tax of Giving a Model More Tools
Symbol n
What this part means
n is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.
Its job in the formula
n is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.
Full expression→Symbol n→Article meaning
The passage around this formula
Call this fixed, tool-independent charge . On top of it sits the actual content of the catalogue: for n tools attached to a request, each with a schema costing tokens for its name, description, and JSON Schema of parameters, the tool-visibility component of a single request’s input is
Learn the underlying idea
A variable is a named place for a value. Its letter is a local label: x can mean position in one formula and a data point in another.
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Sources cited in the article section
- [4] Pricing ↗
- [6] Function Calling ↗
- [5] Introducing Advanced Tool Use on the Claude Developer Platform ↗
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