Equation 16 · Part 3 · AI Inference Economics in Practice: An Advanced Technical Guide

Symbol Q_max

P_r / (u \, Q_{\max})

Q_{\max}

What this part means

the maximum throughput it sustains per hour at full utilization.

Its job in the formula

$Q_m$ ax is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.

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Where the article explains it

Let $P_r$ be the reserved capacity’s price per hour, $Q_{\max}$ the maximum throughput it sustains per hour at full utilization, and $c_{\mathrm{od}}$ the effective on-demand cost of the equivalent work.

The passage around this formula

The arithmetic is simple once both prices are in hand, and generalizes across any reserved-capacity product structured this way. Let $P_r$ be the reserved capacity’s price per hour, $Q_{\max}$ the maximum throughput it sustains per hour at full utilization, and $c_{\mathrm{od}}$ the effective on-demand cost of the equivalent work. At actual utilization u , the effective cost per unit under reservation is $P_r$ / (u \, $Q_{\max}$ ) , and reservation wins exactly when

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