Kimi is described with a linear-attention variant and attention residuals
burny_tech · x · 2026-07-28
Kimi’s architecture notes highlight a linear-attention variant and attention residuals
The post points to a list of details about Kimi and surfaces two technical claims: a linear-attention variant “kinda like LSTM with forgetting” combined with normal attention, and “attention residuals,” described as attention over hidden states from all previous layers rather than only the previous layer.
Even though the post is brief, it points to model-architecture specifics rather than general praise. That makes it relevant to readers tracking how Kimi is designed and what technical ideas are being associated with it.
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