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Comparing edge AI deployment platforms (Cloudflare, Fastly, Vercel)
Pick the right edge runtime for inference close to your users.
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- 1The premise
- 2edge inference
- 3platforms
- 4latency
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Section 1
The premise
Edge inference is great for small models and routing — and a trap for large ones.
What AI does well here
- List supported model sizes and runtimes per platform
- Compare cold-start latency and per-region availability
What AI cannot do
- Run a 70B model at the edge
- Replace your central inference for heavy workloads
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