# Speculative Decoding, Simply Explained

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Author: Dr. Ashish Bamania

Published: 2026-05-04T14:48:39Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Dr. Ashish Bamania](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/dr-ashish-bamania.md>)

Topics: [Inference](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/inference.md>), [Large Language Model](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/llm.md>), [AI Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-development.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>)

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## AI overview

This tutorial explains how speculative decoding works and how it can be used in AI applications to make large language model inference faster and less expensive. It describes the technique's use of speculative token generation and discusses a reported 2-3x inference speed increase without compromising output quality.

## Source excerpt

Learn how Speculative Decoding works from scratch and how to use it in your AI applications for faster and cheaper inference. Continue reading on Level Up Coding "