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sanxiyn on Aug 27, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Cerebras Inference: AI at Instant Speed

Doubtful. SRAM is not cheap, and this is entirely about SRAM vs HBM.

jedberg on Aug 27, 2024 [–]

They list the price in this press release. So either they're taking a big loss or they're doing it cheaper per token.

throwup238 on Aug 27, 2024 | | [–]

It wouldn't be the first time a manufacturer ignored capital amortization to post better numbers.

sanxiyn on Aug 27, 2024 | | [–]

Not even necessarily a loss let alone big, since their comparison includes margin.

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