Asynchronous Inference Queuing and Processing

Baseten introduces asynchronous inference, a system for queuing and processing inference requests based on model capacity and priority. This addresses limitations of real-time inference, such as timeouts and traffic spikes, by enabling robust handling of long-running tasks and large volumes of requests. The system provides visibility into request status, supports retries, cancellation, and delivers results via webhooks or cloud storage. It also incorporates backpressure and heartbeat mechanisms for reliability.