[ AI ][ MODEL_ARCHITECTURE ][ NOUN ]
How long a model takes to complete its internal reasoning process before producing a final answer, distinct from inference cost by measuring elapsed time rather than computational/financial expense.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"Reasoning latency on the harder questions is noticeably longer, you can tell it's actually working through it."
LORE & ORIGIN
Standard ML-industry terminology for the time overhead introduced by multi-step reasoning, distinct from but related to inference-cost.
FIRST SEEN
2024
PEAK POPULARITY
2024-2026 (Niche/Growing)
CURRENT STATUS
Mainstream Slang
Related To:Inference CostReasoning Stack
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[ AI ][ MODEL_ARCHITECTURE ][ NOUN ]
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