Speculation suggests low TTFT due to smaller distilled model architecture
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-08-21
Regarding the extremely low TTFT (Time to First Token) of a new model (suspected to be a Chinese stealth model), the author speculates the cause is not just optimization but a smaller or simplified architecture (e.g., sparse attention, fewer experts, or early exit). The model may be distilled from a larger 744B parameter teacher. While the ZDR metric is atypical for such models, the author notes the creators are at the frontier.
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