Research standards
Sources and methodology
How the guides, model assumptions and neutral product references are selected.
Industry references
The research links to source organisations and distinguishes published observations from modeled scenarios. Provider product pages establish the features companies describe. Availability, pricing and contract terms must be verified for your location and workload.
Capacity model
Reference GPU-hours are the work units for one agreed workload. A throughput multiplier is measured useful work per GPU against that same reference. The productive fraction is time available for useful work during the modeled reservation. Keep losses in one term to avoid double-counting.
Inference model
The planner uses peak output demand and a measured replica rate at the target service level. Monthly token charges and dedicated always-on capacity use the same 30-day traffic assumptions. This is an illustrative model with no live service price feed.
Procurement and data boundaries
Calculator and brief data is held in the page session. No quote, reservation, market availability, supplier affiliation or procurement result is implied. Record the source, date and evidence owner for a production decision.