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Second model release by 2027-01-01

Model with ≥30B parameters by 2027-01-01

Partnership with AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure by 2028-01-01

Model API price <10% of OpenRouter by 2028-01-01

Three distinct models by 2027-07-01

Chip released ≤90 days after a model release by 2028-01-01

Model with ≥120B parameters by 2027-07-01

At least 2 competitors launch model-specific inference ASICs by 2028-01-01

ASIC inference hardware market ≥$50B annually by 2030-01-01

≥10k tokens/sec on ≥120B model by 2027-07-01

Ten distinct models by 2028-01-01

Model with ≥390B parameters by 2028-01-01

Any Taalas chip available for direct consumer purchase by 2028-01-01

Any consumer hardware running ≥10B model at ≥1000 tok/s by 2028-01-01

Model API price <1% of OpenRouter by 2028-01-01

≥10k tokens/sec on ≥390B model by 2028-01-01

≥5 distinct models priced <10% of OpenRouter by 2028-01-01

YES

YES

Q2 2026

Q3 2026

Q4 2026

>=2027

Q1 2026

September 2025

October 2025

November 2025

YES

YES

US or Israel attacks Pickaxe Mountain before Dec 15, 2026

Will Iran hit a hyperscaler data center in the Gulf before 2027?

Will US/Israeli strikes cause a nationwide or multi-province power blackout in Iran lasting at least 24 hours before 2027?

Amazon AWS

Microsoft Azure

Google Cloud

YES