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Quantization without tears: what you lose at 8, 4 and 3 bitsMODELS

Quantization without tears: what you lose at 8, 4 and 3 bits

Smaller weights, faster inference, and a quality cost that depends far more on the task than on the bit count. A practical guide to choosing a level.

JLJonas LindOct 28 · 6 min
Speculative decoding: faster answers without changing themPAPERS

Speculative decoding: faster answers without changing them

A small model drafts, a big model checks several tokens at once, and the output distribution stays exactly the same. How and when it speeds things up.

JLJonas LindOct 11 · 6 min
Designing an LLM latency benchmark that matches what users feelBENCHMARKS

Designing an LLM latency benchmark that matches what users feel

Time to first token, tokens per second and p95 under real load. A method for measuring LLM speed that predicts user experience, not lab conditions.

RKRafael KimSep 08 · 6 min

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