Glossary
Reasoning tokens explained
Hidden 'thinking' tokens a model generates before its visible answer.
Why it matters for cost
They are billed as output tokens and are already inside the output count — never double-count them.
How JP the Cat surfaces it
JP the Cat reads the real token counts behind this from the local logs on your Mac and prices them at the shipped rates — so it shows up in your actual cost, not an estimate.
Common questions
- What is reasoning tokens?
- Hidden 'thinking' tokens a model generates before its visible answer.
- How does it change what I pay?
- They are billed as output tokens and are already inside the output count — never double-count them.
See it in your real numbers
JP the Cat prices your actual local usage at the shipped rates — not an estimate.
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brew tap 8bittts/jpthecat
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brew install --cask jpthecat