# The Token Company

> LLM input compression middleware. Remove low-signal tokens from prompts to cut costs, improve accuracy, and fit more context.

The Token Company builds compression models (bear-2, bear-1.2) that remove low-signal tokens from LLM prompts before they reach the model. One API call compresses your input; you pass the compressed text to any LLM. Free tier includes up to 1B processed tokens per month. Backed by Y Combinator.

## Installation

- Python: `pip install the-token-company`
- TypeScript: `npm install the-token-company`

## Key Links

- [Home](https://thetokencompany.com)
- [Pricing](https://thetokencompany.com/pricing)
- [Blog](https://thetokencompany.com/blog)
- [Benchmarks](https://thetokencompany.com/benchmarks)
- [Contact](https://thetokencompany.com/contact)
- [Careers](https://thetokencompany.com/careers)
- [Privacy Policy](https://thetokencompany.com/privacy)

## Blog Posts

- [Pax Historia Case Study](https://thetokencompany.com/blog/pax-historia): 193B tokens/mo customer improved quality with compression in a 268K-vote blind arena
- [bear-1.1 Release](https://thetokencompany.com/blog/bear-1-1): Improved accuracy preservation and faster compression
- [bear-1 Launch](https://thetokencompany.com/blog/bear-1): First LLM input compression model

## Documentation

- [Introduction](https://thetokencompany.com/docs): What is TTC, why compress, quick example
- [Quickstart](https://thetokencompany.com/docs/quickstart): Install SDK, get API key, first compression
- [About Compression](https://thetokencompany.com/docs/compression): Models, aggressiveness levels, how it works
- [OpenAI](https://thetokencompany.com/docs/openai): Automatic compression for OpenAI API calls
- [Vercel AI SDK](https://thetokencompany.com/docs/vercel-ai): Middleware compression for any AI SDK provider
- [Anthropic](https://thetokencompany.com/docs/anthropic): Automatic compression for Claude API calls
- [OpenRouter](https://thetokencompany.com/docs/openrouter): Compression for OpenRouter and OpenAI-compatible providers
- [Protect Text](https://thetokencompany.com/docs/protect-text): Exclude content from compression with ttc_safe tags
- [Data Retention](https://thetokencompany.com/docs/data-retention): Zero data retention policy
- [Full docs as plain text](https://thetokencompany.com/docs/llms.txt): All documentation in a single text file for LLMs

## Benchmarks

- [FinanceBench](https://thetokencompany.com/benchmarks/financebench): Accuracy evaluation on real-world financial documents