SGLang's hicache: use an L3 storage cache to keep KV cache alive across local model swaps

TheZachMueller · x · 2026-09-22

When running local models, shutting down a server or swapping models destroys the model-specific KV cache — and switching back means recomputing all prompts. SGLang's hicache offers L1 (GPU), L2 (RAM), and L3 (storage) cache tiers; configuring L3 lets old models' caches persist across swaps, eliminating recomputation.

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