Latency
What is Latency?
Latency is the delay between when you send a request to an AI system and when you receive a response. It measures how long you have to wait for the AI to process your input and generate output. Lower latency means faster responses, which creates a more natural and responsive user experience.
Technical Details
In AI systems, latency is influenced by factors like model complexity, computational resources, network transmission time, and inference optimization techniques such as model quantization or parallel processing architectures.
Real-World Example
When using ChatGPT, latency is the time between when you type your question and when the AI starts generating its response. High latency would mean you wait several seconds before seeing any text appear, while low latency provides near-instantaneous responses.
AI Tools That Use Latency
ChatGPT
AI assistant providing instant, conversational responses across diverse topics and tasks.
Claude
Anthropic's AI assistant excelling at complex reasoning and natural conversations.
Midjourney
AI-powered image generator creating unique visuals from text prompts via Discord.
Stable Diffusion
Open-source AI that generates custom images from text prompts with full user control.
DALL·E 3
OpenAI's advanced text-to-image generator with exceptional prompt understanding.
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