llama.cpp adds speculative decoding for GLM-5.2 via NextN/MTP
July 29, 2026
Implementation of NextN/MTP speculative decoding support for GLM_DSA (GLM-5.2) has been merged into llama.cpp. This allows for increased token generation speed through speculative execution patterns.
HOW THIS AFFECTS YOU
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builderYou can achieve faster local inference for GLM-5.2 models using speculative decoding.
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researcherThis provides a practical implementation of MTP-based speculative decoding for GLM architectures.