Who Owns the Deadline? Four Timeout Myths That Break Free Model Calls
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Your service calls a free model endpoint. The client timeout is 30 seconds. The model answers in 35. Who pays the extra five seconds? Your user does. So does every service behind you. I run small services against free model servers. MonkeyCode's free model access and free server option keep the bar…
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- 2026-08-30 09:39 · DEV Community — AI
Who Owns the Deadline? Four Timeout Myths That Break Free Model Calls