Inference Compute Crunch: Constrained Market Ahead
saranormous · x · 2026-08-21
Industry insiders note that compute scarcity has extended from training to inference at scale. Companies are about to face difficulties because users don't realize inference capacity is a constrained, illiquid market. Securing capacity is much easier 3 months out than 3 weeks out, though end users remain unaware.
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