Deploy Qwen2.5-Coder-32B-Instruct using Inferless
Qwen2.5-Coder-32B-Instruct is a 32.5-billion-parameter code-specific language model developed by Alibaba Cloud’s Qwen team, designed for instruction-based tasks with support for function calling and a context length of up to 131,072 tokens.
Introduction
Qwen2.5-Coder-32B-Instruct is a SOTA coder LLM developed by Alibaba Cloud’s Qwen team.
This model is part of the Qwen2.5 series and is tailored for instruction-based tasks, particularly in code generation, reasoning, and repair.
It features a dense transformer architecture with 32.5 billion parameters, 64 layers, and supports a context length of up to 131,072 tokens, enabling it to handle extensive inputs effectively.
The model utilizes the RoPE (Rotary Position Embedding) mechanism, SwiGLU activation functions, RMSNorm normalization, and Attention QKV bias to enhance its performance.
Our Observations
We have deployed the model on an A100 GPU(80GB). Here are our observations:
Library | Inference Time | Cold Start Time | Tokens/Sec | Output Tokens Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
vLLM | 10.32 sec | 40.17 sec | 21.32 | 256 |
Note: The inference time and cold start time are average values.
Defining Dependencies
We are using the vLLM to serve the model on a single A100 (80GB).
Constructing the GitHub/GitLab Template
Now quickly construct the GitHub/GitLab template, this process is mandatory and make sure you don’t add any file named model.py
.
You can also add other files to this directory.
Create the class for inference
In the app.py we will define the class and import all the required functions
-
def initialize
: In this function, you will initialize your model and define anyvariable
that you want to use during inference. -
def infer
: This function gets called for every request that you send. Here you can define all the steps that are required for the inference. You can also pass custom values for inference and pass it throughinputs(dict)
parameter. -
def finalize
: This function cleans up all the allocated memory.
Create the Input Schema
We have to create a input_schema.py in your GitHub/Gitlab repository this will help us create the Input parameters. You can checkout our documentation on Input / Output Schema.
For this tutorial, we have defined the parameter which are required during the API call. Now lets create the input_schema.py
.
Creating the Custom Runtime
This is a mandatory step where we allow the users to upload their custom runtime through inferless-runtime-config.yaml.
Method A: Deploying the model on Inferless Platform
Inferless supports multiple ways of importing your model. For this tutorial, we will use GitHub.
Step 1: Login to the inferless dashboard can click on Import model button
Navigate to your desired workspace in Inferless and Click on Add a custom model
button that you see on the top right. An import wizard will open up.
Step 2: Follow the UI to complete the model Import
- Select the GitHub/GitLab Integration option to connect your source code repository with the deployment environment.
- Navigate to the specific GitHub repository that contains your model’s code. Here, you will need to identify and enter the name of the model you wish to import.
- Choose the appropriate type of machine that suits your model’s requirements. Additionally, specify the minimum and maximum number of replicas to define the scalability range for deploying your model.
- Optionally, you have the option to enable automatic build and deployment. This feature triggers a new deployment automatically whenever there is a new code push to your repository.
- If your model requires additional software packages, configure the Custom Runtime settings by including necessary pip or apt packages. Also, set up environment variables such as Inference Timeout, Container Concurrency, and Scale Down Timeout to tailor the runtime environment according to your needs.
- Wait for the validation process to complete, ensuring that all settings are correct and functional. Once validation is successful, click on the “Import” button to finalize the import of your model.
Step 3: Wait for the model build to complete usually takes ~5-10 minutes
Step 4: Use the APIs to call the model
Once the model is in ‘Active’ status you can click on the ‘API’ page to call the model
Here is the Demo:
Method B: Deploying the model on Inferless CLI
Inferless allows you to deploy your model using Inferless-CLI. Follow the steps to deploy using Inferless CLI.
Clone the repository of the model
Let’s begin by cloning the model repository:
Deploy the Model
To deploy the model using Inferless CLI, execute the following command:
Explanation of the Command:
--gpu A100
: Specifies the GPU type for deployment. Available options includeA10
,A100
, andT4
.--runtime inferless-runtime-config.yaml
: Defines the runtime configuration file. If not specified, the default Inferless runtime is used.