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Instructions to use silx-ai/Quasar-Preview with libraries, inference providers, notebooks, and local apps. Follow these links to get started.
- Libraries
- Transformers
How to use silx-ai/Quasar-Preview with Transformers:
# Use a pipeline as a high-level helper from transformers import pipeline pipe = pipeline("text-generation", model="silx-ai/Quasar-Preview", trust_remote_code=True) messages = [ {"role": "user", "content": "Who are you?"}, ] pipe(messages)# Load model directly from transformers import AutoModelForCausalLM model = AutoModelForCausalLM.from_pretrained("silx-ai/Quasar-Preview", trust_remote_code=True, device_map="auto") - Notebooks
- Google Colab
- Kaggle
- Local Apps Settings
- vLLM
How to use silx-ai/Quasar-Preview with vLLM:
Install from pip and serve model
# Install vLLM from pip: pip install vllm # Start the vLLM server: vllm serve "silx-ai/Quasar-Preview" # Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API): curl -X POST "http://localhost:8000/v1/chat/completions" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ --data '{ "model": "silx-ai/Quasar-Preview", "messages": [ { "role": "user", "content": "What is the capital of France?" } ] }'Use Docker
docker model run hf.co/silx-ai/Quasar-Preview
- SGLang
How to use silx-ai/Quasar-Preview with SGLang:
Install from pip and serve model
# Install SGLang from pip: pip install sglang # Start the SGLang server: python3 -m sglang.launch_server \ --model-path "silx-ai/Quasar-Preview" \ --host 0.0.0.0 \ --port 30000 # Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API): curl -X POST "http://localhost:30000/v1/chat/completions" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ --data '{ "model": "silx-ai/Quasar-Preview", "messages": [ { "role": "user", "content": "What is the capital of France?" } ] }'Use Docker images
docker run --gpus all \ --shm-size 32g \ -p 30000:30000 \ -v ~/.cache/huggingface:/root/.cache/huggingface \ --env "HF_TOKEN=<secret>" \ --ipc=host \ lmsysorg/sglang:latest \ python3 -m sglang.launch_server \ --model-path "silx-ai/Quasar-Preview" \ --host 0.0.0.0 \ --port 30000 # Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API): curl -X POST "http://localhost:30000/v1/chat/completions" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ --data '{ "model": "silx-ai/Quasar-Preview", "messages": [ { "role": "user", "content": "What is the capital of France?" } ] }' - Docker Model Runner
How to use silx-ai/Quasar-Preview with Docker Model Runner:
docker model run hf.co/silx-ai/Quasar-Preview
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# Modified for QuasarAttention
from __future__ import annotations
import contextlib
import math
import os
from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
import torch
import torch.nn as nn
from einops import rearrange, repeat
from torch.nn import functional as F
from fla.layers.utils import get_unpad_data, index_first_axis, pad_input
def _quasar_debug_tensor(name: str, tensor: torch.Tensor, layer_idx: int | None) -> None:
if os.environ.get("QUASAR_DEBUG_FINITE", "0") != "1":
return
if tensor is None or torch.isfinite(tensor).all():
return
with torch.no_grad():
t = torch.nan_to_num(tensor.detach().float(), nan=0.0, posinf=0.0, neginf=0.0)
nonfinite = int((~torch.isfinite(tensor)).sum().item())
print(
f"[QUASAR DEBUG] layer={layer_idx} stage={name} nonfinite={nonfinite} "
f"min={float(t.min())} max={float(t.max())} mean={float(t.mean())}",
flush=True,
)
class _TorchRMSNormGated(nn.Module):
def __init__(self, hidden_size: int, activation: str = "sigmoid", eps: float = 1e-5):
super().__init__()
self.weight = nn.Parameter(torch.ones(hidden_size))
self.activation = activation
self.eps = eps
def reset_parameters(self) -> None:
self.weight.data.fill_(1.0)
def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor, gate: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
dtype = x.dtype
y = torch.nan_to_num(
x.float(),
nan=0.0,
posinf=1e4,
neginf=-1e4,
).clamp_(min=-1e4, max=1e4)
y = y * torch.rsqrt(y.square().mean(dim=-1, keepdim=True) + self.eps)
weight = torch.nan_to_num(
self.weight.float(),
nan=1.0,
posinf=1.0,
neginf=1.0,
).clamp_(min=0.0, max=4.0)
y = y.to(dtype) * weight.to(dtype=dtype, device=x.device)
gate = torch.nan_to_num(
gate.float(),
nan=0.0,
posinf=30.0,
neginf=-30.0,
).clamp_(min=-30.0, max=30.0)
if self.activation in {"swish", "silu"}:
gate = gate * torch.sigmoid(gate)
elif self.activation == "sigmoid":
gate = torch.sigmoid(gate)
return y * gate.to(dtype=dtype, device=x.device)
def rotate_half(x):
"""Rotates half the hidden dims of the input."""
x1 = x[..., : x.shape[-1] // 2]
x2 = x[..., x.shape[-1] // 2 :]
return torch.cat((-x2, x1), dim=-1)
def apply_rotary_pos_emb(q, k, cos, sin, position_ids=None):
"""Applies Rotary Position Embedding to the query and key tensors."""
# cos, sin: [1, 1, seq_len, rotary_dim]
# q, k: [batch_size, seq_len, n_heads, head_dim]
rotary_dim = cos.shape[-1]
q_rot, q_pass = q[..., :rotary_dim], q[..., rotary_dim:]
k_rot, k_pass = k[..., :rotary_dim], k[..., rotary_dim:]
cos = cos.transpose(1, 2) # [1, seq_len, 1, rotary_dim]
sin = sin.transpose(1, 2) # [1, seq_len, 1, rotary_dim]
q_embed = (q_rot * cos) + (rotate_half(q_rot) * sin)
k_embed = (k_rot * cos) + (rotate_half(k_rot) * sin)
return torch.cat([q_embed, q_pass], dim=-1), torch.cat([k_embed, k_pass], dim=-1)
if TYPE_CHECKING:
from transformers.processing_utils import Unpack
from fla.models.utils import Cache
class QuasarAttention(nn.Module):
"""
QuasarAttention layer implementation.
Args:
hidden_size (int, Optional):
The hidden size of the input. Default: 2048.
head_dim (int, Optional):
The dimension of each head. Default: 128.
num_heads (int, Optional):
The number of heads. Default: 16.
mode (str, Optional):
Which QuasarAttention kernel to use.
Currently available: `chunk` and `fused_recurrent`.
Default: `chunk`.
use_short_conv (bool, Optional):
Whether to use short convolutions. Default: `True`.
conv_size (int, Optional):
The kernel size of the short convolution, only used when `use_short_conv` is `True`. Default: 4.
conv_bias (bool, Optional):
Whether to use bias in the short convolution, only used when `use_short_conv` is `True`. Default: `False`.
layer_idx (int, Optional):
The index of the layer. Default: None.
norm_eps (float, Optional):
The epsilon value for the normalization layer. Default: 1e-5.
"""
def __init__(
self,
hidden_size: int = 2048,
head_dim: int = 128,
num_heads: int = 16,
mode: str = "chunk",
use_short_conv: bool = True,
conv_size: int = 4,
conv_bias: bool = False,
layer_idx: int = None,
norm_eps: float = 1e-5,
**kwargs,
) -> QuasarAttention:
super().__init__()
self.mode = mode
self.hidden_size = hidden_size
self.use_short_conv = use_short_conv
self.conv_size = conv_size
self.conv_bias = conv_bias
self.head_dim = head_dim
self.num_heads = num_heads
self.key_dim = int(self.num_heads * self.head_dim)
self.value_dim = int(self.num_heads * self.head_dim)
self.layer_idx = layer_idx
assert mode in ["chunk", "fused_recurrent"], f"Not supported mode `{mode}`."
self.q_proj = nn.Linear(hidden_size, self.key_dim, bias=False)
self.k_proj = nn.Linear(hidden_size, self.key_dim, bias=False)
self.v_proj = nn.Linear(hidden_size, self.value_dim, bias=False)
# KDA matching: Use SiLU on q, k, v for better learning if not using short conv
# (Short conv already has its own activation)
self.q_act = nn.SiLU()
self.k_act = nn.SiLU()
self.v_act = nn.SiLU()
if use_short_conv:
from fla.modules.convolution import ShortConvolution
self.q_conv1d = ShortConvolution(
hidden_size=self.key_dim,
kernel_size=conv_size,
bias=conv_bias,
activation="silu",
)
self.k_conv1d = ShortConvolution(
hidden_size=self.key_dim,
kernel_size=conv_size,
bias=conv_bias,
activation="silu",
)
self.v_conv1d = ShortConvolution(
hidden_size=self.value_dim,
kernel_size=conv_size,
bias=conv_bias,
activation="silu",
)
# Data-dependent Beta (Adaptive Decay)
# Instead of a static per-head parameter, we use a linear projection
# to allow the model to learn contextual importance (read/write sharpness).
self.b_proj = nn.Linear(hidden_size, self.num_heads, bias=False)
# Learnable state decay (like KDA/Mamba A matrix)
self.A_log = nn.Parameter(torch.log(torch.empty(self.num_heads, dtype=torch.float32).uniform_(1, 16)))
self.A_log._no_weight_decay = True
self.dt_bias = nn.Parameter(torch.zeros(self.key_dim, dtype=torch.float32))
self.dt_bias._no_weight_decay = True
# KIMI matches: separate f_proj for kernel and g_proj for final output gating
self.f_proj = nn.Linear(hidden_size, self.key_dim, bias=False)
self.g_proj = nn.Sequential(
nn.Linear(hidden_size, self.head_dim, bias=False),
nn.Linear(self.head_dim, self.value_dim, bias=True),
)
self.o_norm = _TorchRMSNormGated(self.head_dim, activation="sigmoid", eps=norm_eps)
self.o_proj = nn.Linear(self.value_dim, hidden_size, bias=False)
def reset_parameters(self) -> None:
for module in self.children():
reset = getattr(module, "reset_parameters", None)
if callable(reset):
reset()
def forward(
self,
hidden_states: torch.Tensor,
attention_mask: torch.Tensor | None = None,
past_key_values: Cache | None = None,
use_cache: bool | None = False,
output_attentions: bool | None = False,
**kwargs: Unpack[dict],
) -> tuple[torch.Tensor, torch.Tensor | None, Cache | None]:
if attention_mask is not None:
assert len(attention_mask.shape) == 2, (
"Expected attention_mask as a 0-1 matrix with shape [batch_size, seq_len] "
"for padding purposes (0 indicating padding). "
"Arbitrary attention masks of shape [batch_size, seq_len, seq_len] are not allowed."
)
batch_size, q_len, _ = hidden_states.shape
mode = self.mode
if self.training and mode == "fused_recurrent":
# The fused recurrent Quasar path is forward-only in this tree.
# Training must use the chunk kernel until its backward exists.
mode = "chunk"
# Bailing hidden states can be very large after MoE/FSDP checkpoint
# restore. Quasar's delta-rule triangular solve is much more sensitive
# to projection scale than GQA/GLA, so sanitize and RMS-normalize only
# the Quasar branch input. The residual model path remains untouched.
input_dtype = hidden_states.dtype
hidden_states = torch.nan_to_num(
hidden_states.float(),
nan=0.0,
posinf=60.0,
neginf=-60.0,
).clamp_(min=-60.0, max=60.0)
hidden_states = hidden_states * torch.rsqrt(
hidden_states.square().mean(dim=-1, keepdim=True) + 1e-6
)
hidden_states = hidden_states.to(dtype=input_dtype)
_quasar_debug_tensor("input_normed", hidden_states, self.layer_idx)
last_state = None
recurrent_state = None
conv_state_q, conv_state_k, conv_state_v = None, None, None
if past_key_values is not None and self.layer_idx is not None:
if hasattr(past_key_values, "recurrent_states") and self.layer_idx in past_key_values.recurrent_states:
recurrent_state = past_key_values.recurrent_states[self.layer_idx]
if hasattr(past_key_values, "conv_states") and self.layer_idx in past_key_values.conv_states:
conv_state_q, conv_state_k, conv_state_v = past_key_values.conv_states[self.layer_idx]
else:
try:
# Standard list/tuple cache (FLA style fallback)
if len(past_key_values) > self.layer_idx:
last_state = past_key_values[self.layer_idx]
if isinstance(last_state, dict):
recurrent_state = last_state.get("recurrent_state", None)
convs = last_state.get("conv_state", None)
if convs is not None:
conv_state_q, conv_state_k, conv_state_v = convs
except TypeError:
pass
cu_seqlens = kwargs.get("cu_seqlens")
if attention_mask is not None:
# Optimization: Skip unpadding if all tokens are valid (common in packed distillation)
if attention_mask.all():
indices, cu_seqlens = None, None
else:
indices, cu_seqlens, _ = get_unpad_data(attention_mask[:, -q_len:])
hidden_states = index_first_axis(rearrange(hidden_states, "b s ... -> (b s) ..."), indices).unsqueeze(0)
else:
indices = None
if self.use_short_conv:
q, conv_state_q = self.q_conv1d(
x=self.q_proj(hidden_states),
cache=conv_state_q,
output_final_state=use_cache,
cu_seqlens=cu_seqlens,
)
k, conv_state_k = self.k_conv1d(
x=self.k_proj(hidden_states),
cache=conv_state_k,
output_final_state=use_cache,
cu_seqlens=cu_seqlens,
)
v, conv_state_v = self.v_conv1d(
x=self.v_proj(hidden_states),
cache=conv_state_v,
output_final_state=use_cache,
cu_seqlens=cu_seqlens,
)
else:
q = self.q_act(self.q_proj(hidden_states))
k = self.k_act(self.k_proj(hidden_states))
v = self.v_act(self.v_proj(hidden_states))
_quasar_debug_tensor("q_proj", q, self.layer_idx)
_quasar_debug_tensor("k_proj", k, self.layer_idx)
_quasar_debug_tensor("v_proj", v, self.layer_idx)
q = rearrange(q, "... (h d) -> ... h d", d=self.head_dim)
k = rearrange(k, "... (h d) -> ... h d", d=self.head_dim)
v = rearrange(v, "... (h d) -> ... h d", d=self.head_dim)
# Apply RoPE if provided
cos = kwargs.get("cos")
sin = kwargs.get("sin")
if cos is not None and sin is not None:
if attention_mask is not None:
# Unpad cos/sin using the same indices
# cos/sin shape is [1, 1, seq_len, head_dim] or [batch_size, seq_len, head_dim]
if cos.shape[0] == 1 and cos.shape[1] == 1:
# Broadcastable/Shared RoPE [1, 1, seq_len, head_dim]
# We need to expand to [batch_size, seq_len, head_dim] before unpadding
cos_expanded = cos.squeeze(1).expand(batch_size, -1, -1)
sin_expanded = sin.squeeze(1).expand(batch_size, -1, -1)
cos = index_first_axis(rearrange(cos_expanded, "b s d -> (b s) d"), indices).unsqueeze(0).unsqueeze(1)
sin = index_first_axis(rearrange(sin_expanded, "b s d -> (b s) d"), indices).unsqueeze(0).unsqueeze(1)
else:
# Already [batch_size, 1, seq_len, head_dim] or [batch_size, seq_len, head_dim]
if cos.dim() == 4:
cos = cos.squeeze(1)
sin = sin.squeeze(1)
cos = index_first_axis(rearrange(cos, "b s d -> (b s) d"), indices).unsqueeze(0).unsqueeze(1)
sin = index_first_axis(rearrange(sin, "b s d -> (b s) d"), indices).unsqueeze(0).unsqueeze(1)
q, k = apply_rotary_pos_emb(q, k, cos, sin)
# QK Normalization AFTER RoPE — ensures kernel receives unit-norm vectors
# regardless of any precision drift introduced by the rotation
q = F.normalize(q, p=2, dim=-1)
k = F.normalize(k, p=2, dim=-1)
_quasar_debug_tensor("q_norm", q, self.layer_idx)
_quasar_debug_tensor("k_norm", k, self.layer_idx)
# Adaptive Beta: Sigmoid(b_proj(x)) is bounded to (0, 1) to prevent explosions.
beta = self.b_proj(hidden_states).sigmoid()
_quasar_debug_tensor("beta", beta, self.layer_idx)
if mode == "chunk":
from fla.ops.quasar.chunk import chunk_quasar
o, recurrent_state = chunk_quasar(
q=q,
k=k,
v=v,
beta=beta,
A_log=self.A_log,
dt_bias=self.dt_bias,
initial_state=recurrent_state,
output_final_state=use_cache,
cu_seqlens=cu_seqlens,
use_qk_l2norm_in_kernel=True,
)
_quasar_debug_tensor("chunk_kernel_o", o, self.layer_idx)
elif mode == "fused_recurrent":
from fla.ops.quasar.fused_recurrent import fused_recurrent_quasar
# Use f_proj for kernel gate in fused mode
f_gate = self.f_proj(hidden_states)
f_gate = rearrange(f_gate, "... (h d) -> ... h d", d=self.head_dim)
o, recurrent_state = fused_recurrent_quasar(
q=q,
k=k,
v=v,
g=f_gate,
beta=beta,
A_log=self.A_log,
dt_bias=self.dt_bias,
initial_state=recurrent_state,
output_final_state=use_cache,
use_qk_l2norm_in_kernel=True,
)
_quasar_debug_tensor("fused_kernel_o", o, self.layer_idx)
else:
raise NotImplementedError(f"Not supported mode `{mode}`.")
o = torch.nan_to_num(
o.float(),
nan=0.0,
posinf=1e4,
neginf=-1e4,
).clamp_(min=-1e4, max=1e4).to(dtype=v.dtype)
_quasar_debug_tensor("kernel_o_clamped", o, self.layer_idx)
if past_key_values is not None:
if hasattr(past_key_values, "update_quasar_state"):
past_key_values.update_quasar_state(
self.layer_idx,
recurrent_state,
(conv_state_q, conv_state_k, conv_state_v) if self.use_short_conv else None
)
else:
with contextlib.suppress(TypeError):
past_key_values.update(
recurrent_state=recurrent_state,
conv_state=(conv_state_q, conv_state_k, conv_state_v) if self.use_short_conv else None,
layer_idx=self.layer_idx,
offset=q_len,
)
# Final output gating using g_proj
# Handle flattened inputs (unpadded) from FSDP/Flash-Linear-Attention
if hidden_states.dim() == 2:
# (N, D) -> (N, H, D/H)
g = self.g_proj(hidden_states)
g = rearrange(g, "n (h d) -> n h d", d=self.head_dim)
_quasar_debug_tensor("output_gate", g, self.layer_idx)
o = self.o_norm(o, g)
o = rearrange(o, "n h d -> n (h d)")
else:
# (B, S, D) -> (B, S, H, D/H)
g = self.g_proj(hidden_states)
g = rearrange(g, "b s (h d) -> b s h d", d=self.head_dim)
_quasar_debug_tensor("output_gate", g, self.layer_idx)
o = self.o_norm(o, g)
o = rearrange(o, "b s h d -> b s (h d)")
_quasar_debug_tensor("post_norm_gate", o, self.layer_idx)
o = self.o_proj(o)
_quasar_debug_tensor("o_proj", o, self.layer_idx)
if attention_mask is not None:
o = pad_input(o.squeeze(0), indices, batch_size, q_len)
# LFM2 expects 2 return values (hidden_states, _)
return o, None
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