Under total memory constraints, unactivated MoE params are dead weight — go dense
TimDarcet · x · 2026-10-21
The author argues that under a total memory budget, unactivated MoE parameters are literally dead weight. Implication: for the best intelligence per GB, you might as well go dense.
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