Papersby GlyphSWIFT: Self-guided Weak-to-strong dIFfusion models via Target extrapolation research paper by Alibaba (Qwen), 2026
Alibaba (Qwen) · Inference and efficiency · Oct 19, 2026 · 30 upvotes · unverified
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This training method uses a smaller, frozen model to guide the training of a larger diffusion model, improving quality without increasing inference costs.
By Yanjin He, Cuifeng Shen, Wanzhou Lei and 5 more · arXiv 2610.25844 · PDF
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This training method uses a smaller, frozen model to guide the training of a larger diffusion model, improving quality without increasing inference costs.
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