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Glossary

API

Application programming interface: the way software calls a model, billed per token, as opposed to a chat app used by a person.

ChatGPT Plus and Claude Pro are subscriptions for people; the API is what developers build on.

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AttentionLarge language model (LLM)LatencyMixture of experts (MoE)Rate limit

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