[fragmede]

> still deliver better output quality per model weight, as a rule.

is it possible to quantify that and just have a linked slider for quality and speed? If I can get an answer that's 80% right in 1/10th the time, and then iterate on that who comes out ahead?

[jrk]

Yes but you can also do the same thing with autoregressive models just by making them smaller. This tradeoff always exists, the question is whether the Pareto curve for diffusion models ever crosses or dominates the best autoregressive option at the same throughput (or quality).