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We Measured the LLM Token Cost of 5 Languages. TypeScript Costs 31% More Than JavaScript
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- Jul 3, 2026
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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/we-measured-the-llm-token-cost-of-5-languages-typescript-costs-31percent-more-than-javascript . We benchmarked input and output LLM token usage across five programming languages and found TypeScript can increase token costs by up to 31%. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming . You can also check exclusive content about #typescript , #javascript , #large-language-models , #web-development , #ai , #programming-languages , #tokenization , #developer-tools , and more. This story was written by: @akucherenko . Learn more about this writer by checking @akucherenko's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com . languages. TypeScript consistently generated higher token usage than JavaScript, increasing overall LLM costs by up to 31%.