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# [Your LLM Is Slow. The GPU Might Not Be the Problem.](https://adawy.hashnode.dev/your-llm-is-slow-the-gpu-might-not-be-the-problem?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Learn how to diagnose slow LLM APIs by separating queueing, retrieval, prefill, decoding, and streaming latency before changing hardware. Python soft

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