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The Slow Lane: Latency Engineering When Your AI Endpoint Is Free

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Free model access solves the cost problem and creates a latency problem, and most teams measure the wrong number. My position is direct: the p95 of your time-to-first-token determines whether users perceive your product as fast, and a single afternoon of measurement will tell you more than any benc…

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  1. 2026-08-24 20:42 · DEV Community — AI
    The Slow Lane: Latency Engineering When Your AI Endpoint Is Free

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