Speculative Decoding Saves Energy Until Verification Gets Too Expensive
A new H100 and H200 measurement study finds that speculative decoding's energy advantage depends on batch size, draft acceptance, and the cost of verifying rejected tokens.
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A new H100 and H200 measurement study finds that speculative decoding's energy advantage depends on batch size, draft acceptance, and the cost of verifying rejected tokens.
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