AI 'Small' Models Are Now 512GB — And That's the Joke
AI's idea of 'tiny' keeps growing, and you'll feel it in prices.
Deep Dive
A few years ago, a 100GB language model was considered a very large one. So a Reddit user asks: what do we call models under 100GB now? Tiny models? haha
Key Points
- A Reddit user pointed out that AI models once considered huge (100GB) now look small next to 512GB 'flash' versions.
- 512GB is about the size of an entire laptop hard drive — that's the AI's 'brain' file, not your data.
- No new product here, but bigger models mean pricier hardware, which tends to show up in your subscription bill.
Why It Matters
Bigger AI means higher costs, and those costs usually reach you through subscription prices.