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title: "Discussion on \"How Tokenization Works: BPE and the Algorithm Behind Your LLM\" | Hashnode"
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# [How Tokenization Works: BPE and the Algorithm Behind Your LLM](https://blog.pragmaticbyharsh.com/how-bpe-tokenization-works-llm-algorithm?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Learn how Byte Pair Encoding (BPE) actually works — the algorithm that powers GPT, Claude, and LLaMA tokenizers. Step-by-step with examples.

Feb 3 · 9 min read · blog.pragmaticbyharsh.com  
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