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GQA as an Interpolation Between MHA and MQA
Grouped-Query Attention (GQA) provides a flexible framework that interpolates between standard multi-head attention and Multi-Query Attention (MQA), allowing for a direct trade-off between model expressiveness and computational efficiency. This trade-off is controlled by adjusting the number of key-value groups, . When , the model becomes the standard multi-head attention model. By contrast, when , it becomes the GQA model.
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Ch.2 Generative Models - Foundations of Large Language Models
Foundations of Large Language Models
Foundations of Large Language Models Course
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