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I’ve grown Thai ornamental Chilis in pots and in the ground, and they have always turned out small like that. Probably 1” to 1.5” long at the most if I recall correctly. This year we did a purple/black ornamental and they came in about the 1” long but more bulbous.
Those purple/black ones I used to grow a lot. A version called Gusto purple. They might be small and folks think they're pretty but they're also quite tasty. And if you give the roots some room they're prolific.