Inference engineers call out tok/sec hype: numbers unreachable in real-world agent tasks
TheZachMueller · x · 2026-11-12
@bnjmnmarie argues 'tok/sec' is losing its meaning — reported numbers are nowhere near achievable in real-world tasks, and genuinely great custom inference engines are risking their reputations chasing hype the X algorithm rewards. TheZachMueller (Hugging Face) added: 'Gimme AgentX, or keep the number to yourself,' echoing calls for real agent-task benchmarks over raw throughput figures.
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