diff --git a/src/open_clip/loss.py b/src/open_clip/loss.py
index 5beaab1c3..9b39dbf31 100644
--- a/src/open_clip/loss.py
+++ b/src/open_clip/loss.py
@@ -319,8 +319,8 @@ def __init__(
             cache_labels=False,
             rank=0,
             world_size=1,
-            bidir=True,
             use_horovod=False,
+            impl='bidir',
     ):
         super().__init__()
         self.cache_labels = cache_labels
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.world_size = world_size
         assert not use_horovod  # FIXME need to look at hvd ops for ring transfers
         self.use_horovod = use_horovod
-        self.bidir = bidir
+        self.impl = impl
 
         # cache state FIXME cache not currently used, worthwhile?
         self.prev_num_logits = 0
@@ -361,10 +361,9 @@ def forward(self, image_features, text_features, logit_scale, logit_bias, output
         loss = self._loss(image_features, text_features, logit_scale, logit_bias)
 
         if self.world_size > 1:
-            # exchange text features w/ neighbour world_size - 1 times
-            right_rank = (self.rank + 1) % self.world_size
-            left_rank = (self.rank - 1 + self.world_size) % self.world_size
-            if self.bidir:
+            if self.impl == 'bidir':
+                right_rank = (self.rank + 1) % self.world_size
+                left_rank = (self.rank - 1 + self.world_size) % self.world_size
                 text_features_to_right = text_features_to_left = text_features
                 num_bidir, remainder = divmod(self.world_size - 1, 2)
                 for i in range(num_bidir):
@@ -374,7 +373,6 @@ def forward(self, image_features, text_features, logit_scale, logit_bias, output
                         text_features_to_left,
                         text_features_to_right,
                     )
-
                     for f in text_features_recv:
                         loss += self._loss(
                             image_features,
@@ -387,8 +385,10 @@ def forward(self, image_features, text_features, logit_scale, logit_bias, output
 
                 if remainder:
                     text_features_recv = neighbour_exchange_with_grad(
-                        left_rank, right_rank, text_features_to_right)
-
+                        left_rank,
+                        right_rank,
+                        text_features_to_right
+                    )
                     loss += self._loss(
                         image_features,
                         text_features_recv,
@@ -396,12 +396,16 @@ def forward(self, image_features, text_features, logit_scale, logit_bias, output
                         logit_bias,
                         negative_only=True,
                     )
-            else:
+            elif self.impl == "shift":
+                right_rank = (self.rank + 1) % self.world_size
+                left_rank = (self.rank - 1 + self.world_size) % self.world_size
                 text_features_to_right = text_features
                 for i in range(self.world_size - 1):
                     text_features_from_left = neighbour_exchange_with_grad(
-                        left_rank, right_rank, text_features_to_right)
-
+                        left_rank,
+                        right_rank,
+                        text_features_to_right,
+                    )
                     loss += self._loss(
                         image_features,
                         text_features_from_left,
@@ -410,5 +414,30 @@ def forward(self, image_features, text_features, logit_scale, logit_bias, output
                         negative_only=True,
                     )
                     text_features_to_right = text_features_from_left
+            elif self.impl == "reduce":
+                for i in range(self.world_size):
+                    text_from_other = torch.distributed.nn.all_reduce(
+                        text_features * (self.rank == i),
+                        torch.distributed.ReduceOp.SUM,
+                    )
+                    loss += float(i != self.rank) * self._loss(
+                        image_features,
+                        text_from_other,
+                        logit_scale,
+                        logit_bias,
+                        negative_only=True,
+                    )
+            elif self.impl == "gather":
+                all_text = torch.distributed.nn.all_gather(text_features)
+                for i in range(self.world_size):
+                    loss += float(i != self.rank) * self._loss(
+                        image_features,
+                        all_text[i],
+                        logit_scale,
+                        logit_bias,
+                        negative_only=True,
+                    )
+            else:
+                assert False
 
         return {"contrastive_loss": loss} if output_dict else loss