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# Estimate Tokens Simple • AI Agent SDK

> estimate_tokens_simple: Simple token estimation (~4 chars per token).

# estimate\_tokens\_simple

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> This function is defined in the [**indexing**](../modules/indexing) module.

Simple token estimation (\~4 chars per token).

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def estimate_tokens_simple(text: str) -> int
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="text" type="str" required={true}>
  No description available.
</ParamField>

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="int">
  The result of the operation.
</ResponseField>

## Source

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  `praisonaiagents/knowledge/indexing.py` at line 34
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