Preprint
Aug 2026
SPADE: An Input-Adaptive Sparse Attention Engine for Fast Video Diffusion Models Inference
SPADE is presented, a training-free sparse-attention engine of three parts: a specification defining 3D blocking candidates and formalizing dynamic masks via Summarizer/Estimator expressions, and an executor with low-overhead index search, flash block-sparse attention, and kernel grouping.
Shanghao Liu, Renze Chen, Size Zheng et al.
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