Inference > Training: LLMs are served year-round but trained once or twice
prajdabre · x · 2026-08-18
The author argues that while making training fast is important, optimizing inference speed is even more critical. Since LLMs are trained only once or twice a year but served continuously, inference performance should be the priority.
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