Duration

What it does

Duration is a consumer technology lab. It focuses on applied AI research into delivering multi-modal experiences at zero incremental cost through on-device inference. It also builds consumer products on that research, with product data feeding back into the research.

Duration describes itself as a consumer technology lab. Its homepage sets out a research thesis: AI inference is far more expensive than traditional software, so marginal inference costs must be driven to zero for consumer AI to be free at scale. It names two areas of focus. The first is applied AI research into how multi-modal experiences can be delivered at zero incremental cost through on-device inference. The second is building consumer products on that research. The two are linked by a flywheel, where data and evaluations from products accelerate research, and in-house models and breakthroughs enable new products. The homepage does not name a specific product, demo, price, or signup process. It also does not state which platforms are supported, whether an API exists, or whether any code is open source. Treat it as an early-stage lab rather than a finished tool.