Yuchen mocks tiered inference pricing: 2x speed costs 2x, "ultrafast" 8x speed costs 6x
Yuchenj_UW · x · 2026-09-30
Yuchen (UW professor) quipped about new tiered inference pricing: Fast is 2x faster at 2x the price, while Ultrafast is 8x faster at 6x the price—joking that maybe someone should roll out "Ultra-ultrafast" OSS model endpoints instead.
Related event: Tiered Inference Pricing Sparks Debate as Ultrafast Costs 6x(2 posts)→
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