ConfSpec: Efficient Step-Level Speculative Reasoning via Confidence-Gated Verification

ConfSpec: Efficient Step-Level Speculative Reasoning via Confidence-Gated Verification

• ConfSpec introduces confidence‑gated cascaded verification for step‑level speculative reasoning efficiently. • Small draft models quickly verify reasoning steps, accepting high‑c

Research & Labs · February 24, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 178 words