FORGE Distillation
Teacher-student compression for fast, efficient inference on edge and enterprise hardware.
Overview
FORGE Distillation compresses large models into smaller, faster deployments without sacrificing accuracy. We use teacher-student training, quantization, and pruning to deliver 3 to 5x inference speedups.
Distillation is ideal for edge devices, high-volume inference, and mission applications where latency and power are critical constraints.
What you get
- Teacher-student distillation strategy
- Quantization and pruning for footprint reduction
- Speculative decoding for latency improvements
- Inference benchmarking and validation
- Deployment packaging for edge or cloud
- Optional alignment and safety checks
Capabilities
- Teacher-student distillation with accuracy targets
- Quantization for reduced memory footprint
- Latency optimization with speculative decoding
- Compression tuned for target hardware
- Performance benchmarking and validation
- Integration with FORGE deployment services
Technical specs
| Compression methods | Teacher-student, quantization, pruning |
| Performance target | 3 to 5x faster inference |
| Latency focus | Optimized for low-latency endpoints |
| Deployment targets | Edge devices, on-prem, cloud |
| Validation | Accuracy retention and bias checks |
| Typical timeline | 3 to 5 weeks |
Pipeline placement
Distillation is the second stage of the FORGE pipeline, compressing models after training and before alignment and deployment.
Ideal for
- Edge and tactical deployments with limited power
- High-throughput inference workloads
- Programs that need lower latency and lower costs
- Models requiring smaller memory footprints
Use cases
Deliver faster, lighter models for real-world deployments.
Edge AI
Deploy models on tactical devices with constrained compute and power budgets.
High-volume inference
Scale inference for enterprise workflows while controlling costs.
Latency-sensitive systems
Support mission decisions where response time is critical.
Accelerate inference without sacrificing accuracy
Deploy lighter, faster models with FORGE Distillation.