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Compute

The processing power used to train or run AI models, usually measured in GPU hours or floating-point operations.

Compute is the main cost of AI. Training budgets for frontier models run into hundreds of millions of dollars, and serving millions of users needs large fleets of accelerators.

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What does Compute mean?

The processing power used to train or run AI models, usually measured in GPU hours or floating-point operations. Compute is the main cost of AI. Training budgets for frontier models run into hundreds of millions of dollars, and serving millions of users needs large fleets of accelerators.