"Light travels 15,000 kilometers in 50 milliseconds. The physics of latency is the physics of network design."
When we talk about sub-100ms latency, we're not just discussing software optimization. We're engaging with fundamental constraints. The speed of light, the behavior of network routers, the architecture of the internet itself—these are the immutable laws that govern what's possible.
In fiber optic cables, light travels at about 200,000 km/s due to the refractive index of glass. This means a round-trip from New York to London (11,000 km) has an absolute minimum latency of approximately 55ms—assuming perfect conditions with zero processing time.
You can't beat physics, but you can optimize everything else. Every network hop adds latency. A typical internet packet traverses 15-25 routers between origin and destination. Each router introduces processing delay, queuing delay, and serialization delay. These microseconds accumulate into milliseconds.
We obsess over the entire request path. From the moment a request enters our network to the moment a response streams back, we optimize every millisecond. No wasted hops. No unnecessary processing. No bloated middleware.
Our network is designed for global reach. Whether your users are in Tokyo, Berlin, or São Paulo, they get the same sub-100ms experience.
Traditional AI APIs are built for correctness, not speed. They add layers of middleware, logging, and processing that each contribute latency. We strip it all away.
In 2026, the difference between great AI and unusable AI is 400 milliseconds. We're obsessed with eliminating every one of them.