DiffusionGemma-26B hits 500+ tokens/second on NVIDIA NIM, Apache 2 licensed, no local setup required yet.
Summary
Open-weight alternative to closed diffusion APIs removes licensing friction and enables cost-controlled inference at scale. Free NVIDIA hosting lowers barrier to testing multimodal workflows.
Why it matters
Open-weight alternative to closed diffusion APIs removes licensing friction and enables cost-controlled inference at scale. Free NVIDIA hosting lowers barrier to testing multimodal workflows.
Implementation verdict
Replaces experimental Gemini Diffusion preview. Requires NVIDIA NIM API access (currently free tier). Worth trying now for token throughput benchmarking; production readiness depends on latency SLA and quota limits.
Sources
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