# Inference

AI inference startup Modal Labs is reportedly in talks to raise $2.5 billion at a $2.5 billion valuation, signaling strong investor interest in the sector. Discord is implementing age verification using facial scans and AI inference to restrict access to sensitive content.

### About Inference
AI Inference is the process of deploying trained AI models to make predictions or decisions on new data.  

### Insights
- inference engagements is up 49.6% from the previous week.
- inference posts created is up 21.09% from the previous week.

### Engagements: [---------] (24h)
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[Engagements 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/inference/time-series/interactions.tsv)  
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[--] Week: [----------] +50%  
[--] Month: [-----------] +14%  
[--] Months: [-------------] +351%  
[--] Year: [-------------] +181%  
1-Year High: [----------] on 2026-01-28  
1-Year Low: [-------] on 2025-04-19  

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### Mentions: [-----] (24h)
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[Mentions 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/inference/time-series/posts_active.tsv)  
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[--] Week: [------] +4%  
[--] Month: [------] +23%  
[--] Months: [-------] +31%  
[--] Year: [-------] +407%  
1-Year High: [------] on 2025-12-27  
1-Year Low: [---] on 2025-03-16  

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[Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/inference/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
[-----] unique social accounts have posts mentioning Inference in the last [--] hours which is down 13% from [-----] in the previous [--] hours
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[--] Week: [-----] +4.40%  
[--] Month: [------] +37%  
[--] Months: [------] +50%  
[--] Year: [-------] +200%  
1-Year High: [-----] on 2025-12-27  
1-Year Low: [---] on 2025-03-16  

The most influential creators that mention Inference in the last [--] hours

| Creator                                          | Rank | Followers  | Posts | Engagements |
| -------                                          | ---- | ---------  | ----- | ----------- |
| [@Supermicro](/creator/twitter/Supermicro)       | [--]    | [------]     | [--]     | [---------]   |
| [@karpathy](/creator/twitter/karpathy)           | [--]    | [---------]  | [--]     | [-------]     |
| [@upediashorts](/creator/youtube/upediashorts)   | [--]    | [----------] | [---]   | [-------]     |
| [@steipete](/creator/twitter/steipete)           | [--]    | [-------]    | [--]     | [------]      |
| [@CrusoeAI](/creator/twitter/CrusoeAI)           | [--]    | [------]     | [--]     | [------]      |
| [@farzyness](/creator/twitter/farzyness)         | [--]    | [-------]    | [--]     | [------]      |
| [@thdxr](/creator/twitter/thdxr)                 | [--]    | [------]     | [--]     | [------]      |
| [@xenovacom](/creator/twitter/xenovacom)         | [--]    | [------]     | [--]     | [------]      |
| [@GenAI_is_real](/creator/twitter/GenAI_is_real) | [--]    | [-----]      | [--]    | [------]      |
| [@firstadopter](/creator/twitter/firstadopter)   | [--]   | [------]     | [--]     | [------]      |

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### Sentiment: 94%
![Sentiment Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:inference/c:line/m:sentiment/iv:1d.svg)  
[Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/inference/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
Current Value: 94%  
Daily Average: 87%  
[--] Week: 82% -1%  
[--] Month: 93% +10%  
[--] Months: 93% +11%  
[--] Year: 93% +85%  
1-Year High: 99% on 2025-03-02  
1-Year Low: 30% on 2025-11-08  

Most Supportive Themes:
- Decentralized AI Clouds and Inference Engines: (40%) Focuses on making AI inference more accessible, affordable, and verifiable through new engines and decentralized platforms.
- AI Inference Cost-Effectiveness and Reliability: (30%) Companies are working on making AI inference more reliable and cost-effective, with a focus on verifiable AI outputs.
- AI Inference Hardware and Infrastructure: (30%) Discussions around specialized AI chips, distributed computing networks, and the infrastructure required for large-scale AI inference.
  
Most Critical Themes:
  

### Top Inference News
Top news links shared on social in the last [--] hours  

*Showing a maximum of [--] news posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*  

"AI inference startup Modal Labs in talks to raise at $2.5B valuation sources say TechCrunch General Catalyst is in talks to lead the round for the four-year-old startup according to our sources"  
[News Link](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/11/ai-inference-startup-modal-labs-in-talks-to-raise-at-2-5b-valuation-sources-say/) [@TechCrunch](/creator/x/TechCrunch) 2026-02-11T22:51Z 9.7M followers, 19.5K engagements


"Pan-cancer inference and validation of hypermorphic hypomorphic and neomorphic mutations Nature Genetics Protein-activity-based identification of hypermorphic hypomorphic neomorphic effectors and therapeutically relevant mutations uses transcriptomic data to categorize variants of unknown significance into hypermorphic hypomorphic and neomorphic mutations based on their effects on transcription factor activity and subsequent gene expression"  
[News Link](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41588-025-02482-x) [@NaturePortfolio](/creator/x/NaturePortfolio) 2026-02-11T16:00Z 2.1M followers, [----] engagements


"Discord to Roll Out Global Age Verification Using Facial Scans ID Discord will soon roll out global age verification using age inference plus video selfie or ID checks to limit access to sensitive content. Find out when"  
[News Link](https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-discord-global-age-verification-teens/) [@TechRepublic](/creator/x/TechRepublic) 2026-02-10T17:38Z 215.6K followers, 20.2K engagements



### Top Inference Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

*Showing a maximum of [--] top social posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*

"damn i was hoping to buy some under $200 but i guess i missed my chance. still have $27 of daily renewable inference. prob one of the best investments you can make on the planet rn. DIEM surging as every leading AI model in the world is now available through https://t.co/gc9qMSlEGT $diem $vvv https://t.co/qfhYlWqG9D DIEM surging as every leading AI model in the world is now available through https://t.co/gc9qMSlEGT $diem $vvv https://t.co/qfhYlWqG9D"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gmoneyNFT/status/2022651726801870892) [@gmoneyNFT](/creator/x/gmoneyNFT) 2026-02-14T12:38Z 319.9K followers, 12.1K engagements


"Cathie Wood says deflation is coming and her argument is more concrete than it sounds. Heres what shes pointing to: - Truflation at 0.8% clearly resolving to the downside - Consumer prices rolling over: Pepsi cutting prices by 15% Home price inflation down to 0.9% - AI cost collapse: Training costs down 75% per year Inference costs down 8598% The key insight isnt just prices are falling. Its that two deflationary forces are hitting at the same time: [--]. Consumer deflation lower prices weaker margins [--]. Technological deflation massive productivity gains fewer jobs per unit of output That"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CryptoTice_/status/2022641983098098031) [@CryptoTice_](/creator/x/CryptoTice_) 2026-02-14T12:00Z 313.8K followers, [----] engagements


"@DavidOndrej1 Youre missing the point. A 10% spread is significant between models and I would only ever use openai or anthropic to write code.but to power agents.they do not need to be PhDs. They need to be 10-100x cheaper to inference use a computer and follow instructions"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BVeiseh/status/2022614782193606673) [@BVeiseh](/creator/x/BVeiseh) 2026-02-14T10:11Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"The conversation around AI is expanding beyond intelligence into ownership and control. @0G_labs is working toward an open operating layer that distributes power more evenly. @dgrid_ai strengthens that vision by decentralizing inference helping create outputs that developers can rely on. Its a subtle but important direction shift for the industry"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JonesDeh00/status/2022582158834221337) [@JonesDeh00](/creator/x/JonesDeh00) 2026-02-14T08:02Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

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