What does “Test-Time Compute” mean?

The amount of processing power consumed while producing each response.

A method that retrieves external knowledge and feeds it into generation at inference time.

Pricing where costs scale with API calls, tokens, inference time, or consumed compute.

The model error value computed during training and optimized downward over time.

A simple reference model used to compare whether more complex approaches actually improve results.

A standardized test or dataset used to measure and compare model performance.