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Accelerating Gemma 4: faster inference with multi-token prediction drafters
Google just made open-source inference 40% faster. Here's what that means for your deployment costs.
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Why it matters
Google's multi-token prediction drafters for Gemma 4 represent a meaningful efficiency breakthrough in open-source model inference—reducing latency and compute costs without retraining, directly impacting deployment economics for developers and enterprises.
The key facts
5 to knowGemma 4 multi-token prediction drafter technology announced
Focus on faster inference speeds for open-source model
Published May 5, 2026
Official Google blog post via Developers/Tools channel
Moderate community engagement (21 HN points, 4 comments)
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