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Latency Metrics for AI Products: TTFT, Tokens per Second, End-to-End and Tails
AI product speed is described by time to first token, tokens per second and end-to-end latency, measured at percentiles rather than averages. This guide explains what each measures, the formula connecting them, which one matters for chat, autocomplete, structured output and agents, and why agent tails are long.
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