Evaluating the inference efficiency of Sparse+Linear Hybrid Architectures (MiniCPM-SALA)

We’ve seen a lot of talk about Hybrid models lately (like Jamba). I just noticed that OpenBMB and NVIDIA are running a performance sprint (SOAR 2026) specifically to benchmark MiniCPM-SALA (Sparse+Linear) on SGLang. The challenge is to optimize sparse operator fusion and KV-cache efficiency for ultra-long context. Since the leaderboard just opened today, I was wondering: from a systems research pe

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Council (3 models): {
  "perspectives": [
    "The electronic labour sector observes an active competition between Sparse+Linear Hybrid Architectures (e.g., MiniCPM-SALA) and standard Transformers for inference efficiency.",
    "AI model architecture optimization shifts beyond parameter efficiency, focusing on sparse operator fusion and KV-cache efficiency for ultra-long contexts.",
    "There is a growing emphasis on hardware-aware AI design, where inference throughput is as critical as model accuracy."
  ],
  "c

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