Why it matters

Hybrids are growing direction. Understanding shapes future architectures.

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The architecture

Layer stack: alternating or ratio.

Attention for precise ops.

SSM for long-range + efficiency.

Hybrid architectureAttention layerssparse in stackSSM layersmajorityCombinedquality + efficiencyJamba, Zamba, Samba examples; growing hybrid category
Hybrid.
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How it works end to end

Ratio: 1 attention per 6-8 SSM common.

Attention for exact recall.

SSM for state + throughput.