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Overview
The Token Company (Otsofy) provides an AI middleware API that semantically compresses prompts for large language models to reduce costs and latency. It uses a fast preprocesser, bear-1, to shorten input prompts before sending them to LLMs like GPT and Claude, preserving meaning while removing redundant tokens and supporting up to 100,000 tokens in under 100 ms. Unlike providers tied to a single model, it aims to be a neutral efficiency layer that works across multiple LLMs to improve speed and accuracy. Its goal is to become an essential component in the AI development stack, maximizing efficiency for every LLM request.
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- March 2026 funding from Y Combinator and Pioneer Fund validated the category.
- April 2026 site showed 66% token reduction and onboarding users.
- September 2026 SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA BAA unlock enterprise deals.
What critics are saying
- OpenAI and Anthropic prompt caching attacks the same cost problem immediately.
- LLMLingua and other OSS tools undercut pricing and compressions by 2026.
- Without fast customer adoption, 2026 runway runs out before Type II SOC 2.
What makes The Token Company unique
- YC W26-backed middleware compresses prompts before GPT and Claude calls.
- Bear-1 compresses 100,000 tokens in under 100 milliseconds.
- Only standalone commercial prompt-compression API in 2026, unlike OSS LLMLingua.
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Funding
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