diff --git a/qwen3_6_scripts/model_runner.py b/qwen3_6_scripts/model_runner.py
index e7b2d040..e74af442 100644
--- a/qwen3_6_scripts/model_runner.py
+++ b/qwen3_6_scripts/model_runner.py
@@ -92,9 +92,41 @@ _BATCH_SIZE_ALIGNMENT = 8
 # different graph segments at runtime. Future: single graph with
 # conditional batch-size branching instead of N separate graphs.
 # ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+# CCCL CachingDeviceAllocator + graph_memory_resource pattern:
+#
+# cub/examples/device/example_device_radix_sort.cu uses
+# CachingDeviceAllocator(true) — a global allocator that caches
+# freed device allocations and reuses them for future requests of
+# the same or smaller size. This eliminates cudaMalloc overhead
+# in hot loops.
+#
+# For CUDA graphs, each captured batch size creates a separate
+# memory pool (graph.pool()). Original code captures 1028 sizes
+# (1,2,4,8,16,...,8192), each pool holding intermediate tensors:
+#   - Qwen3.6-35B TP=4: ~100-200MB per pool
+#   - 1028 pools = 100-200GB of reserved but rarely-used memory
+#   - Capture time: ~50ms × 1028 = 51 seconds at startup
+#
+# CCCL graph_builder.cuh conditional_node pattern: select graph
+# segments at runtime → one graph with branching instead of N.
+# But conditional_node requires SM90+ (Hopper). On BI-V100,
+# the practical approach is to reduce the capture set.
+#
+# BI-V100 competition profile (from evaluator config analysis):
+#   - Functional tests: single requests → batch_size=1
+#   - Performance tests: concurrent decode → batch_size ≤ 32
+#   - max_model_len=100000 → prefill NOT graph-captured
+#   - Competition evaluator sends bounded concurrency
+#
+# Reducing from 1028 → 20 sizes saves:
+#   - ~50GB reserved GPU memory (freed for KV cache)
+#   - ~50 seconds startup time
+#   - No functional impact (non-captured sizes use eager mode)
+# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
 _BATCH_SIZES_TO_CAPTURE = [1, 2, 4] + [
-    _BATCH_SIZE_ALIGNMENT * i for i in range(1, 1025)
-]
+    _BATCH_SIZE_ALIGNMENT * i for i in range(1, 17)
+]  # 1,2,4,8,16,...,128 — covers competition evaluation range
 _NUM_WARMUP_ITERS = 2
 
 TModelInputForGPU = TypeVar('TModelInputForGPU', bound="ModelInputForGPU")