Cradle Codec: GPU-Native KV Cache Compression Explained
knowrohit07 · x · 2026-07-29
A developer highlighted Cradle Codec, a GPU-native KV cache compression technology designed to solve cross-node transfer bottlenecks.
- The Problem: While reusable prefixes save compute, the resulting state is massive, costly to retain, and slow to move across nodes without NVLink.
- The Solution: Functioning like NCCL over Ethernet, this tech compresses and moves KV cache efficiently, solving storage and transfer issues in distributed environments.
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