How the AI Bubble Bursts

Re:How the AI Bubble Bursts by drakythe on Monday March 30, 2026 @10:07AM (#47574558)

3.99 at 8x instances, with a minimum 2 week commitment. Good luck getting 70% usage average during that time. Useful when you're running a training round and can properly gauge demand, not so great when you're offering an API.

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Re:How the AI Bubble Bursts by infecto on Monday March 30, 2026 @10:14AM (#47574663)

Is it not a good penciled number? It helps set the directional tone that at inference cost is being covered.

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Re:How the AI Bubble Bursts by drakythe on Monday March 30, 2026 @10:29AM (#47574830)

It says the numbers are theoretically possible. Requiring a 66% usage to break even when 100% usage will piss off customers by invoking a queue means it’s a balancing act.

“Technically correct. The best kind of correct”. So inference may technically be _capable_ of being profitable, but I have question’s about them being profitable in _practice_.

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