---
title: 'Text Analysis: Token Limits'
created: 2023-07-21 12:42:30.418260
updated: 2023-07-21 12:43:28
source: ChatGPT
source_file: conversations-003.json
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message_count: 4
tags:
- text
- analysis
- token
- limits
- source/chatgpt
- status/raw
- gpt-3
- gpt-4
category:
- Token Limits
- Prompt Analysis
- GPT-3/GPT-4 Capabilities
summary: The maximum token limit for a prompt is 2048 tokens, and some applications
  may have different capabilities.
keypoints:
- Token Limitation
- File Upload Capability
- Model Updates
- Specific Application Documentation
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entropy_score: Low
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---

# Text Analysis: Token Limits

> Exported from ChatGPT | 2023-07-21 | 4 messages

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**You:**

what is the character count I am able to paste in a prompt for you to anaylize text on?

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**ChatGPT:**

As of my last update in September 2021, the maximum token limit for a prompt is 2048 tokens. Tokens are pieces of text that can range from a single character to a word. For example, the sentence "ChatGPT is developed by OpenAI" contains six tokens: ["ChatGPT", " ", "is", " ", "developed", " ", "by", " ", "OpenAI"].

However, please note that this limit also includes the text that I generate as a response. If you use up the majority of the tokens with your initial prompt, it may limit the length of the response I can give. 

Lastly, updates may have been made to the GPT model or the applications it's used in after my training data was cut off, so the actual limit might be different now. For the most accurate information, you should refer to the documentation of the specific application you're using.

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**You:**

Am I able to upload a text file, or provide a url to that file as I did previously?

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**ChatGPT:**

As of my knowledge cutoff in September 2021, directly uploading a text file or providing a URL to a file for processing isn't natively supported by GPT-3 or GPT-4. However, many applications built on top of these models might implement such features.

If you are interacting with GPT-4 through such an application, please refer to the specific instructions or documentation of that application to learn about its capabilities.

Otherwise, the typical way to analyze a text file would be to open the file in a text editor, copy the text, and paste it into the chat interface (keeping in mind the maximum token limit).

If there have been updates or changes after September 2021, I wouldn't be aware of them. So, it's always a good idea to check the most recent documentation or reach out to support for the specific tool you are using.

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