TOON Examples

Real-world use cases and conversion examples.

Employee Database

JSON (126 Tokens)

{
  "employees": [
    {
      "id": 1001,
      "name": "Alice Chen",
      "department": "Engineering",
      "salary": 95000,
      "active": true
    },
    {
      "id": 1002,
      "name": "Bob Smith",
      "department": "Sales",
      "salary": 75000,
      "active": true
    },
    {
      "id": 1003,
      "name": "Carol Johnson",
      "department": "Engineering",
      "salary": 105000,
      "active": false
    }
  ]
}

TOON (68 Tokens - 46% Reduction)

employees[3]{id,name,department,salary,active}:
  1001,Alice Chen,Engineering,95000,true
  1002,Bob Smith,Sales,75000,true
  1003,Carol Johnson,Engineering,105000,false

E-Commerce Order

JSON (243 Tokens)

{
  "order": {
    "id": "ORD-2025-001",
    "customer": {
      "name": "John Doe",
      "email": "john@example.com"
    },
    "items": [
      {
        "sku": "LAPTOP-001",
        "name": "MacBook Pro",
        "price": 2499.99,
        "quantity": 1
      },
      {
        "sku": "MOUSE-042",
        "name": "Magic Mouse",
        "price": 79.99,
        "quantity": 2
      }
    ],
    "total": 2659.97,
    "status": "shipped"
  }
}

TOON (157 Tokens - 35% Reduction)

order:
  id: ORD-2025-001
  customer:
    name: John Doe
    email: john@example.com
  items[2]{sku,name,price,quantity}:
    LAPTOP-001,MacBook Pro,2499.99,1
    MOUSE-042,Magic Mouse,79.99,2
  total: 2659.97
  status: shipped

API Response - GitHub Repositories

JSON (198 Tokens)

{
  "repos": [
    {
      "name": "next.js",
      "stars": 125000,
      "language": "TypeScript",
      "active": true
    },
    {
      "name": "react",
      "stars": 230000,
      "language": "JavaScript",
      "active": true
    },
    {
      "name": "vue",
      "stars": 210000,
      "language": "TypeScript",
      "active": true
    }
  ],
  "fetched": "2025-01-15T10:30:00Z"
}

TOON (109 Tokens - 45% Reduction)

repos[3]{name,stars,language,active}:
  next.js,125000,TypeScript,true
  react,230000,JavaScript,true
  vue,210000,TypeScript,true
fetched: 2025-01-15T10:30:00Z

Configuration File

JSON (152 Tokens)

{
  "app": {
    "name": "MyApp",
    "version": "2.1.0",
    "port": 3000,
    "debug": false
  },
  "database": {
    "host": "localhost",
    "port": 5432,
    "name": "myapp_db",
    "pool": {
      "min": 2,
      "max": 10
    }
  },
  "features": ["auth", "api", "websockets"]
}

TOON (97 Tokens - 36% Reduction)

app:
  name: MyApp
  version: 2.1.0
  port: 3000
  debug: false
database:
  host: localhost
  port: 5432
  name: myapp_db
  pool:
    min: 2
    max: 10
features[3]: auth,api,websockets

Analytics Dashboard Data

JSON (287 Tokens)

{
  "dashboard": {
    "title": "Monthly Analytics",
    "period": "2025-01",
    "metrics": [
      {
        "date": "2025-01-01",
        "views": 1250,
        "clicks": 340,
        "conversions": 28
      },
      {
        "date": "2025-01-02",
        "views": 1420,
        "clicks": 380,
        "conversions": 32
      },
      {
        "date": "2025-01-03",
        "views": 1180,
        "clicks": 310,
        "conversions": 25
      }
    ],
    "summary": {
      "total_views": 3850,
      "total_clicks": 1030,
      "conversion_rate": 2.21
    }
  }
}

TOON (174 Tokens - 39% Reduction)

dashboard:
  title: Monthly Analytics
  period: 2025-01
  metrics[3]{date,views,clicks,conversions}:
    2025-01-01,1250,340,28
    2025-01-02,1420,380,32
    2025-01-03,1180,310,25
  summary:
    total_views: 3850
    total_clicks: 1030
    conversion_rate: 2.21

LLM Prompt Context

JSON (412 Tokens)

{
  "context": {
    "task": "Code Review",
    "repo": "my-project",
    "branch": "feature/new-api"
  },
  "files": [
    {
      "path": "src/api/users.ts",
      "status": "modified",
      "additions": 45,
      "deletions": 12
    },
    {
      "path": "src/api/auth.ts",
      "status": "new",
      "additions": 120,
      "deletions": 0
    },
    {
      "path": "tests/api.test.ts",
      "status": "modified",
      "additions": 80,
      "deletions": 5
    }
  ],
  "instructions": "Review for security issues and best practices"
}

TOON (234 Tokens - 43% Reduction)

context:
  task: Code Review
  repo: my-project
  branch: feature/new-api
files[3]{path,status,additions,deletions}:
  src/api/users.ts,modified,45,12
  src/api/auth.ts,new,120,0
  tests/api.test.ts,modified,80,5
instructions: Review for security issues and best practices

Try It Yourself

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Token Counting

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• Model and tokenizer used
• Data structure and uniformity
• Field name lengths
• Delimiter choice (comma vs tab)

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