2026-04-24 14:23 UTC
Once that dynamic holds, parameter count and raw benchmark leadership matter less than:
– how well a model compresses without semantic collapse
– inference efficiency per token, not just throughput
– tolerance for aggressive quantization and KV‑cache pressure
– and tight co‑design across architecture, compiler, and hardware assumptions
This is systems work, not just model work.
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@mamba@mstdn.ca 2026-04-24 14:24
If that’s right, the long‑term advantage shifts away from who reaches the summit first, and toward who can turn the summit into a plateau fastest, cheaply, repeatably, and close to the edge. That diffusion, not the frontier spike, feels like the genuinely disruptive force this cycle. 🧵4/4 #ai #llm #gpt #deepseek #frontier #selfHosted