Mercury: Revolutionizing Code Generation with Diffusion-Based Models

Mercury: An Analysis of High-Performance Code Generation Language Models Based on Diffusion Models “ Technical Interpretation, July 8, 2025: This article analyzes Inception Labs’ breakthrough diffusion-based large language model for code generation, based on the latest Mercury technical report. 1. Technical Breakthrough: Application of Diffusion Models in Language Generation The most significant innovation of the Mercury model is applying diffusion models to large-scale language generation tasks[citation:1]. Unlike traditional autoregressive models (such as the GPT series) that generate tokens one by one, Mercury employs a parallel generation mechanism: Technical Principle Comparison: Generation Method Autoregressive Models (e.g., GPT) Mercury Diffusion Model Generation …