Transformer Architecture · 2025

Large Language Diffusion Models (LLaDA)

Shen Nie, Fengqi Zhu, Zebin You, et al. (Renmin University / Ant Group)

Shows a masked-diffusion (non-autoregressive) LLM can reach 8B scale and rival LLaMA3-8B, establishing parallel token generation as a viable alternative to left-to-right decoding.

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Shows a masked-diffusion (non-autoregressive) LLM can reach 8B scale and rival LLaMA3-8B, establishing parallel token generation as a viable alternative to left-to-right decoding.

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    Builds on the transformer architecture lineage in the archive

    freshness sweep 2026

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P-611
Record created
2026-07-13
Last reviewed
2026-07-14
Record version
2

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