Would a $1k Qwen3.8-27B Dedicated Chip Have a Market?

A LocalLLaMA discussion asks whether users would buy a consumer-oriented Taalas chip running a fixed Qwen3.8-27B at 7,000 TPS for $1,000. The poster argues such chips resemble game discs: the model is fixed but runs far faster than GPUs and won't become worthless when newer models launch.

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