Is MicroSpec superseded?

MicroSpec (Speculative decoding): current frontier — recent, not yet superseded in the knowledge base. 0 paper(s) critique it, 0 beat it on benchmarks — not ranked as a superseded baseline. Sub-problem: cluster led by FR-Spec. Newer alternatives in the same sub-problem include SlimSpec, EvoSpec, MicroSpec.

Speculative decoding

MicroSpec

MicroSpec: Accelerating Speculative Decoding with Lightweight In-Context Vocabularies

On the frontierfirst seen Apr 8, 2026

Current frontier — recent, not yet superseded in the knowledge base

0 papers critique it · 0 beat it on benchmarks

What to use instead

Recent methods in the same sub-problem, not yet superseded in the knowledge base — arXiv benchmark leaders, not vetted production recommendations.

SlimSpecSlimSpec: Low-Rank Draft LM-Head for Accelerated Speculative Decoding
May 11, 2026
EvoSpecEvoSpec: Evolving Speculative Decoding via Real-Time Vocabulary and Parameter AdaptationTarget
Apr 17, 2026
MicroSpecMicroSpec: Accelerating Speculative Decoding with Lightweight In-Context Vocabularies
Apr 8, 2026