Vision Tokens vs Text Tokens: 10 Real Scenarios That Show Why Your Document Processing Costs 20x More Than It Should
A practical guide. When Images Beat Text for Language Model Input
Your LLM agent is bleeding money every time you touch a PDF
You’re processing 100 documents this week. Brand guidelines. Research reports. Design references. Your current workflow? Copy-paste text, lose formatting, rebuild everything manually. Cost: $39.50 per 1000 pages. Time: Forever.
Meanwhile, someone just processed the same documents for $2. In minutes. With perfect formatting preserved.
The difference isn’t skill. It’s not better tools. It’s understanding one simple truth: you’re paying for text tokens when you should be using vision tokens.
This guide shows you exactly how to cut your document processing costs by 20x. Starting today. With free tools you can use immediately.