README.md

---
license: apache-2.0
base_model:
- meta-llama/Meta-Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct
base_model_relation: quantized
pipeline_tag: text2text-generation
language:
- zho
- eng
- fra
- spa
- por
- deu
- ita
- rus
- jpn
- kor
- vie
- tha
- ara
---

# Elastic model: Meta-Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct. Fastest and most flexible models for self-serving.

Elastic models are the models produced by TheStage AI ANNA: Automated Neural Networks Accelerator. ANNA allows you to control model size, latency and quality with a simple slider movement. For each model, ANNA produces a series of optimized models:

* __XL__: Mathematically equivalent neural network, optimized with our DNN compiler. 

* __L__: Near lossless model, with less than 1% degradation obtained on corresponding benchmarks.

* __M__: Faster model, with accuracy degradation less than 1.5%.

* __S__: The fastest model, with accuracy degradation less than 2%.


__Goals of elastic models:__

* Provide flexibility in cost vs quality selection for inference
* Provide clear quality and latency benchmarks
* Provide interface of HF libraries: transformers and diffusers with a single line of code
* Provide models supported on a wide range of hardware, which are pre-compiled and require no JIT.
* Provide the best models and service for self-hosting.

> It's important to note that specific quality degradation can vary from model to model. For instance, with an S model, you can have 0.5% degradation as well.


![image/png](https://cdn-uploads.huggingface.co/production/uploads/6799fc8e150f5a4014b030ca/pKc4jGGKTrp7ecawPbZq-.png)

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## Inference

To infer our models, you just need to replace `transformers` import with `elastic_models.transformers`:

```python
import torch
from transformers import AutoTokenizer
from elastic_models.transformers import AutoModelForCausalLM

# Currently we require to have your HF token
# as we use original weights for part of layers and
# model configuration as well
model_name = "meta-llama/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct"
hf_token = ''
device = torch.device("cuda")

# Create mode
tokenizer = AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained(
    model_name, token=hf_token
)
model = AutoModelForCausalLM.from_pretrained(
    model_name, 
    token=hf_token,
    torch_dtype=torch.bfloat16,
    attn_implementation="sdpa",
    mode='S'
).to(device)
model.generation_config.pad_token_id = tokenizer.eos_token_id

# Inference simple as transformers library
prompt = "Describe basics of DNNs quantization."
messages = [
  {
    "role": "system",
    "content": "You are a search bot, answer on user text queries."
  },
  {
    "role": "user",
    "content": prompt
  }
]

chat_prompt = tokenizer.apply_chat_template(
    messages, add_generation_prompt=True, tokenize=False
)

inputs = tokenizer(chat_prompt, return_tensors="pt")
inputs.to(device)

with torch.inference_mode():
    generate_ids = model.generate(**inputs, max_length=500)

input_len = inputs['input_ids'].shape[1]
generate_ids = generate_ids[:, input_len:]
output = tokenizer.batch_decode(
    generate_ids,
    skip_special_tokens=True, 
    clean_up_tokenization_spaces=False
)[0]

# Validate answer
print(f"# Q:\n{prompt}\n")
print(f"# A:\n{output}\n")
```

__System requirements:__
* GPUs: H100, L40s
* CPU: AMD, Intel
* Python: 3.10-3.12


To work with our models just run these lines in your terminal:

```shell
pip install thestage\
pip install elastic_models[nvidia]\
 --index-url https://thestage.jfrog.io/artifactory/api/pypi/pypi-thestage-ai-production/simple\
 --extra-index-url https://pypi.nvidia.com\
 --extra-index-url https://pypi.org/simple

pip install flash_attn==2.7.3 --no-build-isolation
pip uninstall apex
```

Then go to [app.thestage.ai](https://app.thestage.ai), login and generate API token from your profile page. Set up API token as follows:

```shell
thestage config set --api-token <YOUR_API_TOKEN>
```

Congrats, now you can use accelerated models!

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## Benchmarks

Benchmarking is one of the most important procedures during model acceleration. We aim to provide clear performance metrics for models using our algorithms. The `W8A8, int8 column` indicates that we applied W8A8 quantization with int8 data type to all linear layers and used the same calibration data as for ANNA. The S model achieves practically identical speed but much higher quality, as ANNA knows how to improve quantization quality on sensitive layers!

### Quality benchmarks

<!-- For quality evaluation we have used: #TODO link to github -->

| Metric/Model  | S | M | L | XL | Original | W8A8, int8 |
|---------------|---|---|---|----|----------|------------|
| MMLU          | 65.8 | 66.8 |  67.5 | 68.2  | 68.2        | 24.3         |
| PIQA          | 77.6 | 79.3   | 79.8 | 79.8   | 79.8      | 64.6          |
| Arc Challenge | 50.7 | 50.3 | 52.3  | 51.7  | 51.7        | 29.6         |
| Winogrande    | 72.5 | 72 | 73.3  | 73.9  | 73.9        | 62.8          |


* **MMLU**:Evaluates general knowledge across 57 subjects including science, humanities, engineering, and more. Shows model's ability to handle diverse academic topics.
* **PIQA**: Evaluates physical commonsense reasoning through questions about everyday physical interactions. Shows model's understanding of real-world physics concepts.
* **Arc Challenge**: Evaluates grade-school level multiple-choice questions requiring reasoning. Shows model's ability to solve complex reasoning tasks.
* **Winogrande**: Evaluates commonsense reasoning through sentence completion tasks. Shows model's capability to understand context and resolve ambiguity.

### Latency benchmarks

__100 input/300 output; tok/s:__

| GPU/Model | S   | M | L | XL | Original | W8A8, int8 |
|-----------|-----|---|---|----|----------|------------|
| H100      | 189 | 175 | 159 | 132  | 60       | 191          |
| L40s      | 73  | 64 | 57 | 45  | 40    | 77         |



## Links

* __Platform__: [app.thestage.ai](app.thestage.ai)
<!-- * __Elastic models Github__: [app.thestage.ai](app.thestage.ai) -->
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* __Contact email__: [email protected]