diff --git a/fastvideo/tests/vaes/test_minimax_h3_video_vae_streaming.py b/fastvideo/tests/vaes/test_minimax_h3_video_vae_streaming.py
index 29496d56d..5a2c8783e 100644
--- a/fastvideo/tests/vaes/test_minimax_h3_video_vae_streaming.py
+++ b/fastvideo/tests/vaes/test_minimax_h3_video_vae_streaming.py
@@ -53,6 +53,46 @@ def test_encode_pixels_matches_encode() -> None:
         vae.encode_pixels(torch.empty(1, 3, 1, 16, 16, device="meta"))
 
 
+def _legacy_decode(vae: AutoencoderKLMiniMaxH3, z: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
+    """Verbatim pre-streaming ``_decode`` (main @ 8208536cd) as a reference oracle."""
+    tokens_chunk_size = vae.tokens_chunk_size
+    token_drop = vae.config.token_drop
+    temporal_ratio = vae.temporal_compression_ratio
+    chunk_num_frames = tokens_chunk_size * temporal_ratio
+    num_tokens = z.shape[2] + token_drop
+    pad_tokens = (-num_tokens) % tokens_chunk_size
+    num_chunks = (num_tokens + pad_tokens) // tokens_chunk_size - int(token_drop > 0)
+    if pad_tokens > 0:
+        z = torch.cat([z, z[:, :, -1:].repeat(1, 1, pad_tokens, 1, 1)], dim=2)
+
+    decoded_chunks = []
+    overlap = None
+    for index in range(num_chunks):
+        start = index * tokens_chunk_size
+        clip = vae._decode_clip(z[:, :, start:start + tokens_chunk_size + vae.token_overlap])
+        for overlap_index in range(int(token_drop > 0) + 1):
+            frame_start = overlap_index * chunk_num_frames
+            chunk = clip[:, :, frame_start:frame_start + chunk_num_frames]
+            chunk = chunk[:, :, vae.frame_pre_padding:]
+            if overlap_index == 0:
+                if overlap is not None:
+                    chunk = vae._blend(overlap, chunk, vae.frame_overlap, dim=-3)
+                decoded_chunks.append(chunk)
+            else:
+                overlap = chunk
+    if overlap is not None:
+        decoded_chunks.append(overlap)
+    decoded = torch.cat(decoded_chunks, dim=2)
+
+    if pad_tokens > 0:
+        intra_tail = vae.config.clip_length % temporal_ratio
+        num_tokens_before_pad = z.shape[2] - pad_tokens
+        pad_frames = sum(intra_tail if intra_tail and (num_tokens_before_pad + offset) %
+                         tokens_chunk_size == 0 else temporal_ratio for offset in range(pad_tokens))
+        decoded = decoded[:, :, :-pad_frames]
+    return decoded
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("latent_frames", (2, 12))
 @torch.inference_mode()
 def test_decode_to_pixels_matches_decode(latent_frames: int) -> None:
@@ -67,6 +107,57 @@ def test_decode_to_pixels_matches_decode(latent_frames: int) -> None:
     assert_close(actual, expected, atol=0.0, rtol=0.0)
 
 
+# 3: one chunk with pad tokens; 6: pad hitting the intra-clip tail;
+# 12: two blended chunks without padding; 13: three chunks plus pad trim.
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("latent_frames", (3, 6, 12, 13))
+@torch.inference_mode()
+def test_decode_matches_legacy_algorithm(latent_frames: int) -> None:
+    """The chunk iterator must stay bit-exact with the pre-streaming decode."""
+    torch.manual_seed(20260811 + latent_frames)
+    vae = _tiny_vae()
+    latents = torch.randn(1, 4, latent_frames, 4, 4)
+    expected = _legacy_decode(vae, latents)
+
+    decoded = vae.decode(latents).sample
+    assert_close(decoded, expected, atol=0.0, rtol=0.0)
+
+    streamed = torch.empty(vae.decoded_pixel_shape(latents.shape), dtype=torch.float32)
+    vae.decode_to_pixels(latents, streamed)
+    assert_close(streamed, vae.denormalize_pixels(expected.float()).clamp_(0, 1), atol=0.0, rtol=0.0)
+
+
+@torch.inference_mode()
+def test_streaming_slicing_matches_unbatched() -> None:
+    torch.manual_seed(20260812)
+    vae = _tiny_vae()
+    vae.enable_slicing()
+
+    latents = torch.randn(2, 4, 7, 4, 4)
+    expected = vae.denormalize_pixels(vae.decode(latents).sample.float()).clamp_(0, 1)
+    actual = torch.empty(vae.decoded_pixel_shape(latents.shape), dtype=torch.float32)
+    vae.decode_to_pixels(latents, actual)
+    assert_close(actual, expected, atol=0.0, rtol=0.0)
+
+    pixels = torch.randint(0, 256, (2, 3, 22, 16, 16), dtype=torch.uint8)
+    expected_moments = vae.encode(vae.normalize_pixels(pixels.float().div(255))).latent_dist.parameters
+    assert_close(vae.encode_pixels(pixels).latent_dist.parameters, expected_moments, atol=0.0, rtol=0.0)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(not torch.cuda.is_available(), reason="pinned-buffer streaming requires CUDA")
+@torch.inference_mode()
+def test_decode_to_pixels_pinned_buffer_matches_dense_on_cuda() -> None:
+    """Async chunk copies into a pinned buffer must equal the dense decode."""
+    torch.manual_seed(20260813)
+    vae = _tiny_vae().to("cuda")
+    latents = torch.randn(1, 4, 12, 4, 4, device="cuda")
+    expected = vae.denormalize_pixels(vae.decode(latents).sample.float()).clamp_(0, 1).cpu()
+
+    pinned = torch.empty(vae.decoded_pixel_shape(latents.shape), dtype=torch.float32, pin_memory=True)
+    vae.decode_to_pixels(latents, pinned)
+
+    assert_close(pinned, expected, atol=0.0, rtol=0.0)
+
+
 def test_decode_to_pixels_rejects_incomplete_output(monkeypatch) -> None:
     vae = _tiny_vae()
     latents = torch.randn(1, 4, 2, 4, 4)