Instructions to use BernaLabs/berna-r8 with libraries, inference providers, notebooks, and local apps. Follow these links to get started.
- Libraries
- Transformers
How to use BernaLabs/berna-r8 with Transformers:
# Use a pipeline as a high-level helper from transformers import pipeline pipe = pipeline("text-generation", model="BernaLabs/berna-r8")# pip install -U transformers accelerate # Load model directly from transformers import AutoModel model = AutoModel.from_pretrained("BernaLabs/berna-r8", device_map="auto") - Notebooks
- Google Colab
- Kaggle
- Local Apps Settings
- vLLM
How to use BernaLabs/berna-r8 with vLLM:
Install from pip and serve model
# Install vLLM from pip: pip install vllm # Start the vLLM server: vllm serve "BernaLabs/berna-r8" # Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API): curl -X POST "http://localhost:8000/v1/completions" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ --data '{ "model": "BernaLabs/berna-r8", "prompt": "Once upon a time,", "max_tokens": 512, "temperature": 0.5 }'Use Docker
docker model run hf.co/BernaLabs/berna-r8
- SGLang
How to use BernaLabs/berna-r8 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 "BernaLabs/berna-r8" \ --host 0.0.0.0 \ --port 30000 # Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API): curl -X POST "http://localhost:30000/v1/completions" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ --data '{ "model": "BernaLabs/berna-r8", "prompt": "Once upon a time,", "max_tokens": 512, "temperature": 0.5 }'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 "BernaLabs/berna-r8" \ --host 0.0.0.0 \ --port 30000 # Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API): curl -X POST "http://localhost:30000/v1/completions" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ --data '{ "model": "BernaLabs/berna-r8", "prompt": "Once upon a time,", "max_tokens": 512, "temperature": 0.5 }' - Docker Model Runner
How to use BernaLabs/berna-r8 with Docker Model Runner:
docker model run hf.co/BernaLabs/berna-r8
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"""Berna R7 v3 - CLEAN training from scratch (fixed dataset)."""
import sys, json, time, argparse, shutil
from pathlib import Path
from datetime import datetime, timezone
import numpy as np
import torch
from torch.utils.data import DataLoader
# import bitsandbytes as bnb
from transformers import PretrainedConfig
from transformers.models.auto.configuration_auto import CONFIG_MAPPING
CODE_DIR = Path("/data/berna-r7-v3/core/code")
sys.path.insert(0, str(CODE_DIR))
from modeling_berna_v2 import BernaForCausalLM, BernaConfig
from cell_integration import CellSystem, build_cells_and_dnas
from dataset import BernaDataset
ROOT = Path("/data/berna-r7-v3/core")
CKPT_DIR = ROOT / "checkpoints"
LOG_DIR = ROOT / "logs"
LOG_FILE = LOG_DIR / "train.log"
SEQ_LEN = 2048
MICRO_BATCH = 1
GRAD_ACCUM = 128
LR = 3e-4
WARMUP = 500
TOTAL_STEPS = 10200
SAVE_EVERY = 100
LOG_EVERY = 50
KEEP_LAST = 3
CELL_MEASURE_EVERY = 100
CONFIG_MAPPING.register("berna", BernaConfig, exist_ok=True)
def log(msg):
ts = datetime.now(timezone.utc).strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
line = f"[{ts}] {msg}"
print(line, flush=True)
LOG_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
with open(LOG_FILE, "a") as f:
f.write(line + "\n")
def load_config():
with open(ROOT / "config" / "config.json") as f:
d = json.load(f)
return BernaConfig(**d), d
def lr_lambda(step):
if step < WARMUP:
return step / max(1, WARMUP)
p = (step - WARMUP) / max(1, TOTAL_STEPS - WARMUP)
p = min(p, 1.0)
return 0.5 * (1.0 + np.cos(np.pi * p))
def save_checkpoint(model, optimizer, scheduler, step, tokens_seen, loss):
CKPT_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
final = CKPT_DIR / f"step_{step:08d}"
tmp = CKPT_DIR / f".tmp_{step:08d}"
if tmp.exists():
shutil.rmtree(tmp)
tmp.mkdir()
(tmp / "model").mkdir()
model.save_pretrained(tmp / "model", safe_serialization=True)
torch.save(optimizer.state_dict(), tmp / "optimizer.pt")
torch.save(scheduler.state_dict(), tmp / "scheduler.pt")
meta = {"step": step, "tokens_seen": tokens_seen, "loss": loss,
"saved_at": datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat()}
(tmp / "metadata.json").write_text(json.dumps(meta, indent=2))
if final.exists():
shutil.rmtree(final)
tmp.rename(final)
return final
def cleanup_old_checkpoints(keep=KEEP_LAST):
if not CKPT_DIR.exists():
return
dirs = sorted([d for d in CKPT_DIR.iterdir()
if d.is_dir() and d.name.startswith("step_")])
for d in dirs[:-keep]:
shutil.rmtree(d)
def train(args):
LOG_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
log("=" * 60)
log("Berna R7 v3 - CLEAN (fixed dataset, V2 K6, 1B from scratch)")
log("=" * 60)
device = torch.device("cuda" if torch.cuda.is_available() else "cpu")
log(f"Device: {device}")
if torch.cuda.is_available():
log(f"GPU: {torch.cuda.get_device_name(0)}")
cfg, cfg_dict = load_config()
cell_sys = CellSystem(
model_uuid="mother-001",
base_dir=str(ROOT / "cells_runtime"),
measure_every=CELL_MEASURE_EVERY,
verbose=True,
)
cells_by_layer, dnas = build_cells_and_dnas(cfg_dict, model_uuid="mother-001")
cell_sys.cells_by_layer = cells_by_layer
cell_sys.dnas = dnas
model = BernaForCausalLM(cfg, cells_by_layer=cells_by_layer, dnas=dnas).to(device)
# TEST_LOSS_QUICK
import numpy as np
_test_eng = np.load('/data/berna-r7-data/tokenized/eng.npy', mmap_mode='r')
_x = torch.from_numpy(_test_eng[100000:100512].astype(np.int64)).unsqueeze(0).to(device)
_y = torch.from_numpy(_test_eng[100001:100513].astype(np.int64)).unsqueeze(0).to(device)
with torch.no_grad():
_out = model(input_ids=_x, labels=_y)
print(f"QUICK_TEST_LOSS: {_out.loss.item():.4f}")
n = sum(p.numel() for p in model.parameters())
log(f"Model: {n:,} parameters")
log(f"Cells: {sum(len(v) for v in cells_by_layer.values())} initial")
model.gradient_checkpointing_enable()
log("Gradient checkpointing: ENABLED")
optimizer = torch.optim.AdamW(model.parameters(), lr=LR,
betas=(0.9, 0.95), weight_decay=0.1)
log("Optimizer: AdamW8bit")
scheduler = torch.optim.lr_scheduler.LambdaLR(optimizer, lr_lambda)
from cells.cell_manager import CellManager
cell_sys.manager = CellManager(
model_uuid="mother-001",
base_dir=Path(str(ROOT / "cells_runtime" / "mother-001")),
)
all_cells = []
for cs in cell_sys.cells_by_layer.values():
all_cells.extend(cs)
cell_sys.manager.cells = all_cells
cell_sys.manager.dnas = cell_sys.dnas
dataset = BernaDataset(seq_len=SEQ_LEN)
loader = DataLoader(dataset, batch_size=MICRO_BATCH, shuffle=False,
num_workers=0, pin_memory=True)
it = iter(loader)
log(f"Total steps: {TOTAL_STEPS}")
log(f"Effective batch: {MICRO_BATCH * GRAD_ACCUM} x {SEQ_LEN} = "
f"{MICRO_BATCH * GRAD_ACCUM * SEQ_LEN:,} tokens/step")
log(f"Total tokens planned: {TOTAL_STEPS * MICRO_BATCH * GRAD_ACCUM * SEQ_LEN:,}")
log(f"Cell measurement: every {CELL_MEASURE_EVERY} steps")
log("=" * 60)
model.train()
t0 = time.time()
last_log_tokens = 0
last_log_time = t0
tokens_seen = 0
start_step = 0
if args.resume and CKPT_DIR.exists():
dirs = sorted([d for d in CKPT_DIR.iterdir()
if d.is_dir() and d.name.startswith("step_")])
if dirs:
latest = dirs[-1]
log(f"Resuming from: {latest}")
from safetensors.torch import load_file
sd = load_file(str(latest / "model" / "model.safetensors"))
model.load_state_dict(sd, strict=False)
opt_file = latest / "optimizer.pt"
if opt_file.exists():
log("SKIP: optimizer state (bnb incompatible)")
sch_file = latest / "scheduler.pt"
if sch_file.exists():
scheduler.load_state_dict(torch.load(sch_file, map_location=device, weights_only=False))
meta_file = latest / "metadata.json"
if meta_file.exists():
meta = json.loads(meta_file.read_text())
start_step = meta["step"]
tokens_seen = meta["tokens_seen"]
log(f"Resumed at step {start_step}, tokens {tokens_seen:,}")
# ===== NEW (2026-10-04): Restore cells from disk =====
try:
if cell_sys.load_state():
cell_sys.sync_into_model(model)
n_active = sum(1 for c in cell_sys.manager.cells if c.state == "active")
log(f"[resume] cells: {len(cell_sys.manager.cells)} total, {n_active} active")
else:
log(f"[resume] WARN: no cells state on disk, using {len(all_cells)} initial")
except Exception as e:
log(f"[resume] WARN: cells load failed: {type(e).__name__}: {e}")
# ====================================================
for step in range(start_step, TOTAL_STEPS):
optimizer.zero_grad(set_to_none=True)
total_loss = 0.0
for _ in range(GRAD_ACCUM):
try:
x, y = next(it)
except StopIteration:
it = iter(loader)
x, y = next(it)
x = x.to(device, non_blocking=True)
y = y.to(device, non_blocking=True)
out = model(input_ids=x, labels=y)
loss = out.loss / GRAD_ACCUM
loss.backward()
total_loss += loss.item()
torch.nn.utils.clip_grad_norm_(model.parameters(), 1.0)
optimizer.step()
scheduler.step()
tokens_seen += MICRO_BATCH * GRAD_ACCUM * SEQ_LEN
if (step + 1) % LOG_EVERY == 0:
now = time.time()
dt = now - last_log_time
dtok = tokens_seen - last_log_tokens
tps = dtok / max(dt, 1)
lr = optimizer.param_groups[0]["lr"]
vram = torch.cuda.memory_allocated() / 1e9 if torch.cuda.is_available() else 0
log(f"step {step+1:>6} | loss {total_loss:.4f} | lr {lr:.2e} | "
f"tok/s {int(tps)} | VRAM {vram:.1f}GB | tokens {tokens_seen:,}")
last_log_tokens = tokens_seen
last_log_time = now
if (step + 1) % CELL_MEASURE_EVERY == 0:
try:
summary = cell_sys.maybe_step(model, step + 1, dataset=dataset)
if summary is not None:
log(f"[cells] step {step+1}: active={summary['n_cells_active']}/{summary['n_cells_total']} "
f"splits_now={len(summary['splits'])}")
except Exception as e:
log(f"[cells] ERROR at step {step+1}: {type(e).__name__}: {e}")
if (step + 1) % SAVE_EVERY == 0:
p = save_checkpoint(model, optimizer, scheduler, step + 1,
tokens_seen, total_loss)
log(f"Checkpoint saved: {p.name}")
if cell_sys.manager:
cell_sys.manager.save()
try:
cell_sys.save_narrative()
except Exception as e:
log(f"[narrative] error: {e}")
cleanup_old_checkpoints()
log("Training complete!")
def main():
ap = argparse.ArgumentParser()
ap.add_argument("--resume", action="store_true")
args = ap.parse_args()
train(args)
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
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