The Hidden Economy of LLMs: Understanding the Real Cost of Token Generation
LLMs, hidden economy, token generation, GPU infrastructure, API costs, prefill, decode, batching, KV cache, MoE models
## Introduction
In the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, large language models (LLMs) have become fundamental tools for various applications, from chatbots to content generation. However, a crucial aspect often overlooked is the underlying infrastructure...