Time to First Token

Time to First Token is how long an AI assistant takes to spit out its first word after someone hits enter.

You've felt it: the pause before ChatGPT starts typing. A short pause feels snappy. A long one feels broken.

It's measured in milliseconds, and engineers obsess over shaving it down so the chat feels alive.

Why it matters for the ChatGPT funnel

This one is mostly under the hood, but here's the part you actually care about.

When a buyer asks a chat client for a recommendation, anything bolted onto that answer needs to feel instant too. If your app gets picked but then stalls before it loads, the buyer bounces back to plain text and the moment is gone.

Speed at the point of intent is part of conversion. A fast first response keeps the buyer in the flow long enough to book.

How drio fits

You don't have to think about this one.

drio is built to respond the instant the assistant reaches for it, so the booking experience feels like part of the chat, not a slow add-on. The infrastructure that makes that fast is ours to worry about, not yours.