Token Inflation and Data Manipulation in Commercial LLM Services: A Comprehensive Analysis
Token Inflation and Data Manipulation in Commercial LLM Services: A Comprehensive Analysis Abstract This research paper investigates emerging concerns regarding token reporting accuracy and potential data withholding practices in commercial Large Language Model (LLM) APIs, particularly examining whether providers including OpenAI, Anthropic, and others are deliberately inflating token consumption through markdown injection, hidden reasoning tokens, […]




