JEPA Lineage
How each JEPA variant evolved from the foundational architecture.
Derivation Table
| Variant | Date | Category | Derives From | Inspired |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEPA | 2022-06 | Foundation | — | H-JEPA, I-JEPA, LeJEPA |
| H-JEPA | 2022-06 | Foundation | JEPA | — |
| I-JEPA | 2023-01 | Vision | JEPA | MC-JEPA, Audio-JEPA, V-JEPA, Point-JEPA, 3D-JEPA, S-JEPA, T-JEPA, DSeq-JEPA |
| MC-JEPA | 2023-07 | Video | I-JEPA | — |
| Audio-JEPA | 2023-11 | Audio | I-JEPA | — |
| V-JEPA | 2024-04 | Video | I-JEPA | ACT-JEPA, V-JEPA 2, Causal-JEPA |
| Point-JEPA | 2024-04 | 3D / Spatial | I-JEPA | — |
| 3D-JEPA | 2024-09 | 3D / Spatial | I-JEPA | — |
| ACT-JEPA | 2025-01 | Robotics | V-JEPA | — |
| V-JEPA 2 | 2025-06 | Physics / World Models | V-JEPA | V-JEPA 2.1, ThinkJEPA |
| LeJEPA | 2025-11 | Scaling / Theory | JEPA | Causal-JEPA, LeWorldModel, ThinkJEPA |
| Causal-JEPA | 2026-02 | Physics / World Models | LeJEPA, V-JEPA | — |
| V-JEPA 2.1 | 2026-03 | Physics / World Models | V-JEPA-2 | — |
| LeWorldModel | 2026-03 | Scaling / Theory | LeJEPA | — |
| ThinkJEPA | 2026-03 | Physics / World Models | V-JEPA-2, LeJEPA | — |
| S-JEPA | 2024-10 | Skeleton / Action | I-JEPA | — |
| T-JEPA | 2024-06 | Trajectory / Spatial | I-JEPA | — |
| DSeq-JEPA | 2026-03 | Vision | I-JEPA | — |