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For AI companies, training cost is a one-time capital expenditure, while inference cost is an operating expense that grows with traffic and directly determines gross margin.
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UnverifiedIn the cost structure of large model companies, training costs occur before the model is released and are a one-time but enormous computing investment; inference costs, by contrast, occur continuously with user call volume, and the more users there are and the more frequent the calls, the greater the expenditure.75% similarVerifiedModel training is a one-time investment, whereas inference is a continuous cost incurred with every user interaction.74% similarUnverifiedTraining can be completed concentrated in a few supercomputing clusters, but inference is an ongoing expense, and lowering the cost per token of inference helps seize the initiative in AI product gross margins.72% similarUnverified训练成本与推理成本是完全不同的两本账，训练属于资本支出，推理属于运营支出72% similarVerifiedInference costs are continuously rising relative to training costs, because training is a one-time cost while inference is executed repeatedly.71% similar
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