Matching KV Cache Footprint Matches Performance Level
nthngdy · x · 2026-08-19
Because each submodel stack can have its own width and depth, tying model design to inference compute and memory is not obvious. Extensive analysis and experiments explore these choices, finding that matching the KV cache footprint also matches performance level.
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