⚡ Scaling Inference

Scale ML models to handle millions of requests efficiently

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Introduction to Inference Scaling

🎯 The Challenge

Production ML models must handle requests ranging from hundreds to millions per day. As traffic grows, inference becomes the bottleneck. Efficient scaling is critical for user experience and cost management.

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Key Insight

Scaling inference is about maximizing throughput while minimizing latency and cost.

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Latency

Response time per request

Target: <100ms
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Throughput

Requests processed per second

Target: 1000+ req/s
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Cost

Infrastructure expenses

Optimize GPU use

📈 Scaling Dimensions

🔼Vertical Scaling

Increase resources (CPU/GPU/RAM) on a single machine

Simple to implement
Hardware limits

↔️Horizontal Scaling

Add more machines/instances to distribute load

Unlimited scaling
More complexity

🎯 Performance Metrics

P95 Latency<100ms
GPU Utilization>70%
Error Rate<0.1%