vLLM adds support for extract_hidden_states speculation
August 20, 2026
The vLLM project has merged support for extract_hidden_states speculation. This addition enables more advanced inference techniques by allowing access to hidden states during speculative decoding.
HOW THIS AFFECTS YOU
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builderYou can implement more sophisticated inference optimizations using the vLLM runtime.
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researcherThis provides more granular control over model internals during high-performance inference.