[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":29},["ShallowReactive",2],{"nr-en-two-ai-endpoints-measured-latency-change-frankfurt":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"dek":6,"date":7,"time":8,"publishedAt":9,"updated":10,"updatedAt":10,"dateFmt":11,"updatedFmt":10,"kind":12,"tier":13,"author":14,"authorName":15,"topics":16,"tracker":21,"trackerLabel":22,"headlineStat":23,"image":24,"ogImage":25,"imageAlt":5,"csv":10,"minutes":26,"words":27,"html":28},"two-ai-endpoints-measured-latency-change-frankfurt","2 AI endpoints with measured latency change from Frankfurt","The i6eal AI Latency Index measures time to first token from a Lambda in Frankfurt. For two endpoints, data from 19 to 25 October 2026 show notable changes that are comparable only within each respective endpoint.","2026-10-26","07:43","2026-10-26T07:43:00+01:00","","October 26, 2026","daten","standard","ideal-syka","Ideal Syka",[17,18,19,20],"AI latency","Frankfurt","Measurement","Infrastructure","\u002Fki-latenz","AI Latency Index","Mistral Small: TTFT 344 → 443 ms (+28.78 %); GPT-5 mini: 824 → 685 ms (−16.87 %)","\u002Fnewsroom\u002Fimg\u002Ftwo-ai-endpoints-measured-latency-change-frankfurt.webp","\u002Fog-nr\u002Ftwo-ai-endpoints-measured-latency-change-frankfurt.en.png",2,413,"\u003Ch2>What was measured\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The i6eal AI Latency Index records time to first content token (TTFT) from a Lambda function in Frankfurt. It compares the medians of daily measurements across two completed UTC weeks: 12 to 18 October 2026 and 19 to 25 October 2026. Only weekdays with a value in both weeks count.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>The observed changes\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>For Mistral Small (route: gateway), the TTFT median rose from 344 to 443 milliseconds. For GPT-5 mini (route: direct, OpenAI), it fell from 824 to 685 milliseconds. Both comparisons rest on seven paired days each.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Importantly, the changes apply only within each individual endpoint. You should not derive a provider ranking or a general statement about a vendor&#39;s performance from them. The index deliberately does not rank direct and gateway routes against each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Interpretation with caution\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The measurement is a short synthetic probe, not a measurement of your entire workload. The collector discards a warm-up run and keeps the faster of two successful probes per measurement round. The observed differences establish no cause, statistical significance, model quality or reliability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For your own planning this means: if response time matters to you, measure with your real prompts on your own use case before basing decisions on these two values.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Observed latency changes\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cdiv class=\"tbl-scroll\">\u003Ctable>\n\u003Cthead>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Cth>Endpoint\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003Cth>Route\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003Cth align=\"right\">Paired days per week\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003Cth align=\"right\">Before TTFT (ms)\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003Cth align=\"right\">Current TTFT (ms)\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003Cth align=\"right\">Change\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Fthead>\n\u003Ctbody>\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Mistral Small (Mistral)\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>gateway\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd align=\"right\">7\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd align=\"right\">344.00\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd align=\"right\">443.00\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd align=\"right\">+28.78 %\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>GPT-5 mini (OpenAI)\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>direct\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd align=\"right\">7\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd align=\"right\">824.00\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd align=\"right\">685.00\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd align=\"right\">-16.87 %\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\u003C\u002Ftable>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cp>2026-10-12–2026-10-18 → 2026-10-19–2026-10-25 (UTC).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Coverage and measurement limits\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>7 endpoints have sufficient paired days and unchanged model\u002Froute descriptions. 0 endpoints have insufficient paired days; 0 were excluded because model\u002Froute descriptions changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>TTFT measures time to the first content token from a Lambda in Frankfurt. This compares medians of daily measurements in two completed UTC weeks. Only weekdays with a value in both weeks count; each endpoint needs at least five paired days. The collector discards a warm-up and keeps the faster of two successful probes per measurement round. This is a short synthetic probe, not a measurement of your entire workload. Direct and gateway routes are not ranked against each other. Observed differences establish no cause, statistical significance, model quality or reliability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fi6eal.de\u002Fki-latenz\u002F\">i6eal KI-Latenz-Index\u003C\u002Fa>. Source timestamp: 2026-10-26T01:20:59.141Z.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Sources\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fi6eal.de\u002Fki-latenz\u002F\">i6eal\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Editorially owned by \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fen\u002Fautor\u002Fideal-syka\">Ideal Syka\u003C\u002Fa>. Sources and method: \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fen\u002Fredaktion\">Newsroom &amp; method\u003C\u002Fa>. Tips and corrections: \u003Ca href=\"mailto:ai@i6eal.de\">ai@i6eal.de\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",1793014064129]