DeepSeek Shrinks Per-Token KV Cache 54x in Nine Months

DeepSeek has cut per-token KV cache size by 54x over nine months, with its new model using only about 890 bytes per token. The community awaits long-context benchmarks to verify whether capability is preserved.

2026-09-10 ~ 2026-09-10 · 4 related posts

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