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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
| # Copyright (c) 2023-2025, Songlin Yang, Yu Zhang | |
| # 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 | |