Frontier intelligence needs Flash-level speed: tps beats benchmark-tuned models in daily work
_arohan_ · x · 2026-10-25
AI practitioner arohan argues the industry needs "frontier intelligence at Flash speeds". He asks whether Kimi or GLM really match Sol or Astra in daily work, and finds he needs higher tokens-per-second more than benchmark-maxed models — clear specs matter less than throughput in practice.
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