Re:SpaceX S-1
by fooblaster on Wednesday May 20, 2026 @10:44PM
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how exactly can you assume they have unit profitability
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Plenty of analysis on this point, the inputs are not secret. Check out Semianalysis for example.
They have something like 70% margin on inference.
Re:SpaceX S-1
by fooblaster on Wednesday May 20, 2026 @11:59PM
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so speculation from a semiconductor website. that's incredibly likely to be wrong
Re:SpaceX S-1
by satvikpendem on Thursday May 21, 2026 @12:20AM
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We will see once Anthropic releases their S-1 too this summer.
I think you should do a bit of research and come back once you have fixed your knowledge gaps.
Re:SpaceX S-1
by fooblaster on Thursday May 21, 2026 @08:38AM
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what research? it's private and there is large incentive to lie until ipo
They had 40% margin on inference in 2025.
You can quibble about the exact numbers, but I think it’s fairly clear at this point that inference is profitable with decent margins. Like you say, unit economics are more interesting than the profitability of the company as a whole.