AI Inference Hardware Decisions: When to Choose CPUs vs. GPUs
Akamai Technologies, Tuesday, October 7th, 2025
AI infrastructure is not about chasing the latest hardware trend - it's about choosing the right tool for the job.
Akamai's globally distributed edge network uniquely enables scalable, cost-efficient AI inference for real-time applications. By strategically using CPUs, Akamai further reduces costs and energy consumption - without compromising performance for many inference workloads.
Where to draw the line: CPU vs. GPU
Table 1 will help you make the right infrastructure choice based on your model architecture, latency requirements, and deployment environment.