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What is test-time compute?
Short answer
Computation spent while answering, for example letting a model think longer, to get better results.
For example
Reasoning models that think for a minute before answering a hard maths problem are using more test-time compute, and often get more answers right.
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What is test-time compute in simple terms?
Computation spent while answering, for example letting a model think longer, to get better results.
What is an example of test-time compute?
Reasoning models that think for a minute before answering a hard maths problem are using more test-time compute, and often get more answers right.
Where can I learn about test-time compute for free?
AI in Bed explains it in the free lesson "Thinking before answering: reasoning models" (Advanced level, 7 minutes), with no sign-up.