---
schema: 1
type: term
title: '**compute during testing**'
description: >-
  **Compute during testing** is the extra computation a model spends _while
  answering a query_ — as opposed to the computation fixed into it during
  training. In the channel's captured material, this is what the word _thinking_
  on your screen actually represents: not a label, but a **new style of
  computing** in which the model does additional work at answer time to handle
  complex queries. The source frames it sharply: _“thinking” isn't just a label
  — it represents a new style of computing, without which Codeex would never
  have existed._
canonical: >-
  https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc/explore/term/compute-during-testing-689a2dcb4047
markdown: >-
  https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc/explore/term/compute-during-testing-689a2dcb4047.md
llms: null
parent: 'https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc/llms.txt'
channel: everyinc
updated: '2026-10-23T22:12:35.346Z'
language: null
children: []
---


# \*\*compute during testing\*\*

Canonical: https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc/explore/term/compute-during-testing-689a2dcb4047

Parent: [Channel index](https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc/llms.txt)

## Definition

**Compute during testing** is the extra computation a model spends _while answering a query_ — as opposed to the computation fixed into it during training. In the channel's captured material, this is what the word _thinking_ on your screen actually represents: not a label, but a **new style of computing** in which the model does additional work at answer time to handle complex queries. The source frames it sharply: _“thinking” isn't just a label — it represents a new style of computing, without which Codeex would never have existed._

In the channel's material, **compute during testing** sits behind a phrase you have probably seen on your own screen: the word _thinking_ that flickers on while a model works on a hard question. The source video explores what that flicker actually means, and its central idea is worth quoting directly: