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Google AI Releases Multi-Token Prediction (MTP) Drafters for Gemma 4: Delivering Up to 3x Faster Inference Without Quality Loss
3x faster. No quality loss. Google's new MTP drafters for Gemma 4 just changed the inference speed game.
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Why it matters
Google is shipping a speculative decoding technique that materially improves inference efficiency for Gemma 4 without degrading output quality—a critical competitive advantage in cost-per-inference economics that affects deployment decisions across the industry.
The key facts
5 to knowMulti-Token Prediction (MTP) drafters released for Gemma 4 family
Up to 3x inference speedup achieved
No quality loss reported
Uses speculative decoding technique
Published May 6, 2026
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