I don't think that this is a dupe or anything and 3000 t/s is really cool, the other post just has more discussion of Cerebras and people's experiences with using GLM 4.6 for software development.
But I'm just reasoning from first principles. I don't have any specific data about them.
If you're going after the AI money gravy train then you need to wave the "we have $n registered users" carrot on your PPT slides for the investors because registered user == monetization opportunity.
I'm not defending it. I hate being forced to register for shit when I just want to try it or use the free tier.
But it is what it is.
If this was some beat-to-hell, high-mileage used economy car, sure, that would be a pain in the ass, and not worth it. But it's a mistake to place Cerebras into that mental bucket.
You don't even need to use real information to create an account. Just grab a temp-mail disposable address and sign up as fred flintstone or mickey mouse.
If you're a heavy LLM inference user (i.e. if you've ever paid for a $200/mo sub from any of the big AI labs), I can damn near guarantee you will not regret trying out Cerebras.
A week ago I went to a launch party for a product that's supposed to "revolutionize design" (a web app w/ an OAI prompt).
No demo, only like two pictures of the actual product. Founder spent like half an hour giving a speech about the future, etc...
"All of you here will get access to it in a couple weeks."
Couple weeks go by ... I "get access". It's a .dmg, 1) What, I open it, it's not even an app, it's an installer ..., I install it, the app opens up and it's a giant red button that takes you to a website to create an account ...
These guys are completely lost.
