Everyone Says PDF→Markdown Saves 90% Tokens. I Tested It.

Everyone says converting your PDFs to Markdown saves 90% of your AI tokens. So I actually measured it — with Claude's own token counter — and the real number was 62%, not 90%. In this video I show you exactly why, and the one case where this "trick" quietly lies to you. You'll learn what you're really paying for when you send a PDF to an AI (hint: it's not the text), how to convert PDFs with the free Microsoft markitdown tool, and when this saves you real money — and when it doesn't. CHAPTERS 0:00 62% — the real measured number 0:35 What are tokens 1:34 What Claude really does with a PDF 2:14 Markdown is the answer 2:51 markitdown (free, local, open source) 3:17 Pdf to md file (token counter demo) 5:25 Guess the number, then the live measurement 7:30 The honest truth: when this fails 8:30 Recap 🔧 The token-counting script I used (free): https://github.com/mrgoraya/claude-to... New to AI agents? Start here: ▶ What is an AI Agent?    • What is an AI Agent? Explained Simply (wit...   ▶ Build an AI agent without code:    • How I Built an AI Agent Without Writing Co...   👉 Subscribe for more simple AI builds:    / @thinkwithmrg   📩 Business inquiries: thinkwithmr@gmail.com 🔗 LinkedIn:   / ingr-mehran2   #AI #Tokens #Claude #ClaudeCode #markitdown #PDF #AIforBeginners #LLMModelsToken