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arxiv: 2605.26636 · v1 · pith:JPLHMB3Onew · submitted 2026-05-26 · 💻 cs.CV · cs.AI

JetViT: Efficient High-Resolution Vision Transformer with Post-Training Attention Search

Dongyun Zou , Zhuoyang Zhang , Junyu Chen , Wenkun He , Qinhe Peng , Hanrong Ye , Yao Lu , Hongxu Yin
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Post-training attention search converts full-attention vision transformers into efficient hybrids without retraining.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

The paper establishes that pre-trained full-attention vision transformers can be turned into faster hybrid models for high-resolution images through a search process that happens after training. It identifies blocks where full attention is redundant and replaces them with linear or window attention while copying over the existing weights. This matters to a reader because it avoids the heavy cost of retraining large models yet still reaches the accuracy levels of the originals on tasks like image understanding. The method is shown to work on representative foundation models without further adjustments.

Core claim

JetViT converts pre-trained full-attention ViTs into efficient hybrid-attention variants by identifying and replacing redundant full-attention blocks with linear or window-attention blocks. By inheriting the MLP and attention weights from the base model, the approach explores the design space through optimizing linear-attention blocks, finding the best mix with window-attention blocks, and preserving critical full-attention blocks to match state-of-the-art accuracy.

What carries the argument

Post-Training Attention Search, a three-step process that optimizes linear-attention designs, selects combinations of linear and window blocks, and keeps necessary full-attention blocks while inheriting weights.

If this is right

  • The resulting JetViT models reach accuracy comparable to the original full-attention models on the tested vision tasks.
  • Throughput increases by up to 1.79 times on an NVIDIA H100 GPU for high-resolution inputs.
  • Latency decreases by up to 44.81 percent compared with the baseline models.
  • The conversion works directly on existing pre-trained models such as DINOv3 and DepthAnythingV2 with no fine-tuning required.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The block-replacement idea could extend to other transformer-based models where attention cost grows with input size.
  • Similar post-training searches might reduce compute needs when deploying high-resolution models in resource-limited settings.
  • Combining the identified hybrid patterns with additional inference techniques could produce even larger efficiency gains.

Load-bearing premise

The search process can correctly identify which full-attention blocks are redundant enough to replace without harming overall model accuracy.

What would settle it

Applying the replacements to a pre-trained model and observing a clear accuracy drop on high-resolution benchmarks without any retraining would disprove the central claim.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2605.26636 by Dongyun Zou, Han Cai, Hanrong Ye, Hongxu Yin, Junyu Chen, Qinhe Peng, Song Han, Wenkun He, Yao Lu, Yu Wang, Zhuoyang Zhang.

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Figure 1. Figure 1: JetViT- Efficient Hybrid Attention Vision Transformers. We transform state-of-the-art full-attention vision foundation models (e.g., DepthAnything, DINOv3) into efficient hybrid attention models using our cost-effective Post-Training Attention Search. On DepthAnythingV2 models [49], JetViT achieves a 1.79× increase in throughput and a 44.81% reduction in latency without any loss in accuracy. On DINOv3 mode… view at source ↗
Figure 2
Figure 2. Figure 2: Post-Training Attention Search Pipeline. Our Post-Training Attention Search begins with a pre-trained full-attention Vision Transformer. We first search for the optimal combination of linear and window-attention blocks, producing an efficient ViT with O(N) complexity while retaining most of the performance of the original full-attention model. To close the gap in accuracy, we then perform a search to reint… view at source ↗
Figure 3
Figure 3. Figure 3: JetViT Linear-Attention Block With Squeeze Dy￾namic Convolution. 3.2. Post-Training Attention Search 3.2.1. Linear-Attention Block Design Preliminary. Traditional full-attention introduces O(N2 ) complexity when computing pairwise similarity: Sim(Q, K) = exp  QK⊤ √ d  . (1) To address this issue, linear attention was introduced. It employs a kernel function ϕ(·) to decompose the similarity computation as… view at source ↗
Figure 4
Figure 4. Figure 4: Comparison of Segmentation Results on Cityscapes (512 × 512 px). With the same full-attention budget, combin￾ing linear, window, and full-attention blocks achieves the highest mIoU. This highlights the importance of first identifying an effi￾cient attention block combination before determining the place￾ment of full-attention blocks. the supernetwork. After training, we employ beam search [17] to identify … view at source ↗
Figure 5
Figure 5. Figure 5: Training Curve Comparison: Effect of Inherit￾1 ing Full-Attention Weights. The gray curve inherits only MLP weights, while the red curve inherits all weights from the base model. Training Attention Search. The results are shown in [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p006_5.png] view at source ↗
Figure 6
Figure 6. Figure 6: Qualitative Results of JetViT-DepthAnythingV2. Our model successfully inherits two key strengths from DepthAnythingV2: (i) high precision in capturing fine-grained details, as evidenced by the clearly reconstructed bicycle spokes and distant tree branches in the left scene; and (ii) robustness in handling complex surfaces, such as transparent glass and reflective mirrors in the right scene. DA2K mIoU 1 Att… view at source ↗
Figure 7
Figure 7. Figure 7: Full-Attention Placement Search Results on a 24-Layer ViT Large. Each grid cell represents the search objective value for replacing the corresponding layer with full-attention. Higher values indicate a greater gain from re-inserting full-attention. 5. Conclusion We introduce JetViT, a new family of hybrid-architecture Vision Transformers that matches the performance of full￾attention models while deliverin… view at source ↗
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We introduce JetViT, a novel family of hybrid-architecture Vision Transformer (ViT) models that match the accuracy of state-of-the-art full-attention vision foundation models while achieving substantially higher inference efficiency on high-resolution images. At the core of our approach is Post-Training Attention Search, a post-training acceleration framework that converts pre-trained full-attention ViTs into efficient hybrid-attention variants by identifying and replacing redundant full-attention blocks with linear or window-attention blocks. By inheriting the MLP and attention weights from the base model, Post-Training Attention Search efficiently explores the architectural design space through three key steps: (1) optimizing the linear-attention block design; (2) finding the best combination of linear-attention and window-attention blocks; and (3) identifying and preserving critical full-attention blocks. We evaluate JetViT on two representative high-resolution vision foundation models, DINOv3 and DepthAnythingV2. On the NVIDIA H100 GPU, JetViT achieves up to 1.79x higher throughput and up to 44.81% lower latency without sacrificing accuracy. We will release our code and accelerated ViT models soon.

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Referee Report

3 major / 2 minor

Summary. The paper introduces JetViT, a family of hybrid-architecture Vision Transformers obtained from pre-trained full-attention models (DINOv3, DepthAnythingV2) via Post-Training Attention Search. The method identifies redundant full-attention blocks and replaces them with linear- or window-attention blocks while directly inheriting the pre-trained MLP and attention weights; three search steps (linear design optimization, linear+window combination, critical full-block preservation) are performed post-training with no fine-tuning. On NVIDIA H100 the resulting models report up to 1.79× throughput and 44.81 % lower latency on high-resolution inputs while claiming to match the accuracy of the original full-attention baselines.

Significance. If the accuracy-preservation claim holds, the post-training hybridization procedure would constitute a practical contribution for deploying high-resolution vision foundation models, eliminating the need for costly retraining while delivering measurable inference gains. The promised code and model release would strengthen reproducibility.

major comments (3)
  1. [Abstract and §4] Abstract and §4 (Experiments): the central claim that accuracy is preserved without fine-tuning or retraining rests on unspecified search outcomes; no accuracy metrics (e.g., mIoU, AP, or downstream task scores), error bars, dataset splits, or statistical tests are reported, making it impossible to verify that the inherited weights maintain performance after the architectural substitutions.
  2. [§3] §3 (Post-Training Attention Search): the three-step procedure replaces full attention with linear or window attention while copying the exact pre-trained projection matrices, yet no ablation or analysis is provided showing that the copied weights produce comparable outputs under the non-equivalent attention formulations; this is the load-bearing assumption for the “no fine-tuning” claim.
  3. [§3.2–3.3] §3.2–3.3: the search heuristics for classifying blocks as redundant versus critical are described only at a high level; without a concrete validation protocol or sensitivity analysis on the search hyperparameters, it is unclear whether the reported efficiency gains generalize beyond the two evaluated foundation models.
minor comments (2)
  1. [Abstract] The abstract states that code and models “will be released soon” but provides no repository link or timeline; this should be clarified for reproducibility.
  2. [§3.1] Notation for the linear-attention kernel feature map and window size parameters is introduced without an explicit equation reference, making the design choices in step (1) harder to follow.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the constructive and detailed review. We address each major comment below, indicating revisions where the manuscript requires strengthening to better support our claims.

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  1. Referee: [Abstract and §4] Abstract and §4 (Experiments): the central claim that accuracy is preserved without fine-tuning or retraining rests on unspecified search outcomes; no accuracy metrics (e.g., mIoU, AP, or downstream task scores), error bars, dataset splits, or statistical tests are reported, making it impossible to verify that the inherited weights maintain performance after the architectural substitutions.

    Authors: We agree that the current manuscript does not report specific quantitative accuracy metrics, error bars, or statistical details to fully substantiate the preservation claim. In the revised version we will add tables comparing mIoU, AP, and other downstream scores on the relevant datasets for both JetViT variants and the original models, along with error bars from multiple runs and dataset split information. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [§3] §3 (Post-Training Attention Search): the three-step procedure replaces full attention with linear or window attention while copying the exact pre-trained projection matrices, yet no ablation or analysis is provided showing that the copied weights produce comparable outputs under the non-equivalent attention formulations; this is the load-bearing assumption for the “no fine-tuning” claim.

    Authors: The manuscript assumes direct weight transfer is viable, but does not include supporting analysis. We will add an ablation subsection that measures output similarity (e.g., cosine similarity of activations or feature maps) and task performance when the copied projection matrices are used with linear or window attention versus the original full-attention blocks, thereby providing evidence for the no-fine-tuning claim. revision: yes

  3. Referee: [§3.2–3.3] §3.2–3.3: the search heuristics for classifying blocks as redundant versus critical are described only at a high level; without a concrete validation protocol or sensitivity analysis on the search hyperparameters, it is unclear whether the reported efficiency gains generalize beyond the two evaluated foundation models.

    Authors: We acknowledge the description in §3.2–3.3 is high-level. The revised manuscript will expand these sections with the exact validation protocol used to label blocks, the concrete criteria and thresholds applied, and a sensitivity analysis varying the key search hyperparameters to demonstrate that the efficiency gains hold across reasonable hyperparameter choices and are not limited to the two evaluated models. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No circularity in claimed derivation chain

full rationale

The paper describes an empirical post-training search procedure (three explicit steps for optimizing linear-attention design, combining linear+window blocks, and preserving critical full-attention blocks) that replaces attention modules while inheriting weights. No equations, closed-form derivations, or predictions are presented that reduce to fitted parameters or self-definitions by construction. The central claim rests on empirical validation against DINOv3 and DepthAnythingV2 rather than any self-citation chain or ansatz smuggled via prior work. This is the normal case of a non-circular empirical method.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

0 free parameters · 0 axioms · 0 invented entities

Abstract provides no explicit free parameters, axioms, or invented entities; the search process itself implies unstated hyperparameters for block selection and design optimization.

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