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ByteDance's "iLLaDA" is a diffusion language model that keeps up with Qwen2.5

Researchers from Renmin University and ByteDance have released iLLaDA, an 8B language model that generates text differently than ChatGPT. It matches Qwen2.5 at the base level but falls behind after fine-tuning. The article ByteDance's "iLLaDA" is a diffusion language model that keeps up with Qwen2.5 appeared first on The Decoder.

ByteDance's "iLLaDA" is a diffusion language model that keeps up with Qwen2.5
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Published June 27, 2026 · Category: AI Briefing

Overview

Researchers from Renmin University and ByteDance have released iLLaDA, an 8B language model that generates text differently than ChatGPT. It matches Qwen2.5 at the base level but falls behind after fine-tuning.

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The article ByteDance's "iLLaDA" is a diffusion language model that keeps up with Qwen2.5 appeared first on The Decoder.

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Originally published at the-decoder.com.

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