Reading Time Calculator
Paste an article, script, or email to see how long it takes to read at slow, average, and fast speeds, how long it takes to speak at presentation pace, and roughly how many tokens it would use if sent to an LLM.
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| Pace | Words per minute | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Slow / careful | - | |
| Average reader | - | |
| Fast / skimming | - | |
| Speaking (presentation pace) | - |
How it works: reading time is simply words divided by words-per-minute, and all four paces are adjustable if your audience reads faster or slower. The speaking row uses a comfortable presentation pace (around 130 wpm), handy for timing talks, scripts, and voiceovers. The token estimate uses the common rule of thumb of about 3.6 characters per token for English text, the same heuristic behind our Token Counter; it is approximate, and code or non-English text can differ. Knowing tokens alongside reading time helps when you are deciding whether to read a document yourself or hand it to an AI assistant, and what that API call would roughly cost. Everything runs locally in your browser.