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LoopVQ: Sub 1-bit KV Cache Quantization for Looped Transformers

Minsoo Cheong, Sungjoo Yoo

Compresses related key–value cache entries across loops with shared vector codes, then adjusts the codebooks to match the original model’s outputs. Implements the compressed cache in a serving system.

First public: · Added to this list: November 9, 2026

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arXiv:2611.05304 · Initial submission: 2026-11-03

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