Deployment

Prompt Cache

Definition

A technique that caches the key-value (KV) attention states of a repeated prompt prefix, so subsequent requests reuse the pre-computed computation rather than re-running it. Prompt caching reduces latency and cost significantly for applications with long system prompts.

Related Terms

Token Budget

The total number of tokens allocated for a model request, encompassing both input (prompt + context) and output. Managing token budgets is central to controlling inference cost in production LLM applications, especially when processing long documents or maintaining conversational history.

Inference Cost

The compute and financial cost of running a model to produce a single prediction or generated response. Inference cost is often the dominant AI operational expenditure at scale and is managed through model compression, caching, quantization, and batching strategies.

Large Language Model (LLM)

AI models trained on vast amounts of text data that can understand and generate human-like text. Examples include GPT-4, Claude, and Llama. LLMs power modern chatbots, content generation, and code assistance tools.

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