Flash Attention
attention_mechanism
Overview
Developed byDaniel Y. Fu
Founded2022
LicenseBSD-3-Clause
Open source✓ Open Source
Use casememory-efficient attention computation
Integrates with
Also see
Based onstandard attention mechanism
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Last updatedUpdated 5 days ago
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Flash Attention
concept
Memory-efficient attention algorithm reducing memory complexity while maintaining mathematical equivalence to standard attention.
Compare with...supports model
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| transformer architectures | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| transformer models | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
based on
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| standard attention mechanism | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| tiling algorithm | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| tiled computation approach | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
primary use case
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| memory-efficient attention computation | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| transformer model optimization | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| optimizing transformer model training | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
integrates with
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| PyTorch | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
alternative to
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| standard attention implementation | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| standard attention computation | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
developed by
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| Daniel Y. Fu | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| Tri Dao | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| Dan Fu | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| Stefano Ermon | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| Christopher Ré | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| Atri Rudra | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
requires
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| CUDA | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| CUDA GPU | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| CUDA-compatible GPU | ○Unverified | Moderate | Fresh | 1 |
open source
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| true | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
founded year
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| 2022 | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
license type
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| BSD-3-Clause | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |