Inference Time

Definitions

1. The time taken by a model or AI pipeline to compute an output for a specific input at runtime. The phrase is often used interchangeably with inference latency, though it can also refer more narrowly to model compute time itself.

   In plain English: The amount of time an AI system takes to generate a result.

   Example: "Inference time doubled after they added a second retrieval pass, even though the model settings stayed the same."

Related Terms

• Implicit Reasoning
• Inference Budget
• Inference Cost
• Inference Latency
• Inference Optimization
• Inference Server
• Inference Speed
• On-Device Inference