---
language: en
library_name: agiws-neural-quant
license: apache-2.0
tags:
  - quantization
  - int4
  - int8
  - fp8
  - fp4
  - nf4
  - bitnet
  - qat
  - pytorch
---

# AGIWSNeuralQuant

Universal neural network quantization library — 53 formats, weights + activations, QAT, residual codebooks, per-head scales.

## What

Quantize ANY PyTorch model (vision encoders, LLMs, TTS, image/video generation) via ONE parameterized `Quantizer`:

- **INT** — int2/3/4/6/8, per-tensor/per-channel/per-group/per-head scales, symmetric/asymmetric
- **MX/NV formats** — MXFP4/MXFP6/MXFP8 (E8M0 block scale), NVFP4/NVFP6/NVFP8 (FP8 scale), MXINT2/4/6/8
- **FP4/FP6/FP8** — E2M1, E3M2/E2M3, E4M3/E5M2 floating-point with LUT-based dequant
- **NF4** — QLoRA NormalFloat 4-bit + double quantization
- **GGUF k-quants** — q2_k/q3_k/q4_k/q5_k/q6_k/q8_0/q4_0 (super-block layout)
- **BitNet 1.58** — ternary {-1,0,+1}, binary {+1,-1}
- **Codebook/VQ** — kmeans/fixed codebook, vector quantization, AQLM, residual multi-level codebooks
- **PTQ** — GPTQ (Hessian compensation), AWQ (activation-aware), SmoothQuant, LLM.int8 outlier, QuIP (rotation)
- **QAT** — learnable latent weights + scale via STE, learnable codebooks, dual-path distillation
- **Pruning** — structural (REAP/REAM), unstructured, magnitude-based
- **Activations** — ALL formats quantize activations, per-token/per-group/per-channel scale modes
- **per-head** — attention-specific scale per head (Q/K/V/O projections)

## Install

```bash
pip install git+https://huggingface.co/agiws/NeuralQuant
```

## Usage

```python
from agiws_neural_quant import quantize_model, save_model, load_model

# Quantize any PyTorch model in-place (53 formats via presets)
quantize_model(model, format="int4")           # 4-bit per-group
quantize_model(model, format="mxfp4")          # MXFP4 (E8M0 block scale)
quantize_model(model, format="nvfp4")           # NVFP4 (FP8 scale, weights+activations)
quantize_model(model, format="ternary")        # BitNet 1.58
quantize_model(model, format="codebook",
               residual_levels=3,              # residual codebooks cascade
               learnable=True)                  # QAT via STE

# per-head for attention projections
quantize_model(model, format="int4",
               per_head_modules=["q_proj","k_proj","v_proj","o_proj"],
               num_heads=32, head_dim=128)

# Save / load quantized model (preserves all format metadata)
save_model(model, "quantized.pt")
model2 = load_model("quantized.pt")

# QAT training
from agiws_neural_quant import UnifiedQATWrapper, strip_latent
qat = UnifiedQATWrapper(quantized_module)
loss = qat.distillation_loss(x)   # MSE(student, teacher.detach())
# ... optimizer.step() ...
strip_latent(quantized_module)     # bake to frozen inference
```

## Structure

```
src/agiws_neural_quant/
  base.py            — QuantizedWeight, QuantizedActivation, QuantizedModule (chunked dequant, dual-path, QAT)
  quantizer.py       — unified Quantizer (53 formats as parameter configurations)
  presets.py         — FORMAT_PRESETS dict (53 presets) + get_preset(format, **overrides)
  dispatch.py        — quantize_model(), save_model(), load_model(), walker
  ssm_patterns.py    — SSM/KDA exclusion patterns (Mamba/RWKV/linear-attention aware)
  training_unified.py — UnifiedQATWrapper, dual_path_loss, strip_latent
  training/ste.py    — STEQuantize, STECodebook (Straight-Through Estimator)
  ternary.py         — ternarize_tensor (BitNet 1.58 primitives)
  nf4/               — NF4 LUT, quantize/dequantize, double quantization (QLoRA)
  fp4/               — FP4 E2M1 LUT, pack/unpack, E8M0 LUT
  fp6/               — FP6 E3M2/E2M3 LUT, quantize/dequantize, pack/unpack
  fp8/               — FP8 E4M3/E5M2 LUT, quantize/dequantize
  kquant/            — GGUF k-quants (super-block layout)
  converters/        — universal file-to-file converter (stream, low memory)
    universal.py     — convert_model(input, output): safetensors/GGUF/.pt <-> .pt/safetensors/GGUF
    safetensors_io.py — stream read/write safetensors (lazy, low memory)
    gguf_reader.py   — GGUF binary format parser + k-quant decode
    hf_nvfp4.py      — NVFP4 safetensors -> QuantizedWeight
  analysis.py        — layer analysis (per-layer quantization suitability)
  cache.py           — teacher-cache for distillation
  extract.py         — checkpoint extraction (vision encoders, submodules)
tests/              — 169 tests (roundtrip, chunked, dual-path, QAT, SSM, residual, per-head, validation, converter)
scripts/            — auxiliary scripts
docs/
```

## Principles

- ONE parameterized `Quantizer` — all formats are configurations, not separate classes
- Weights AND activations quantized for ALL formats (W8A8, W4A4, NVFP4)
- Chunked dequant for minimal VRAM (adaptive chunk_size at runtime)
- Dual-path: student + teacher QuantizedModule for cross-quantization distillation
- Save/load preserves all format metadata (buffers + meta + quantizer config + dual-path + teacher)
- Supports any nn.Module: Linear, Conv1d/2d/3d, ConvTranspose, Embedding, LayerNorm, Bilinear
- Parameter validation: invalid combinations raise clear errors (not silent fallback)
- SSM-aware: excludes critical projections (q_proj/k_proj/b_proj) from quantization for Mamba/KDA/RWKV

## Converter (file-to-file, low memory)

```python
from agiws_neural_quant import convert_model

# NVFP4 safetensors (GLM-5.2) -> NeuralQuant .pt (preserves quantized layout)
convert_model("glm5.2-nvfp4.safetensors", "glm5.2.pt")

# fp16 safetensors -> NeuralQuant .pt with int4 quantization
convert_model("model.safetensors", "model_int4.pt", quant_format="int4")

# GGUF k-quant -> safetensors (dequantized to fp16)
convert_model("model.gguf", "model_fp16.safetensors", output_format="safetensors")

# NeuralQuant .pt -> safetensors (dequantized)
convert_model("model.pt", "model_out.safetensors", output_format="safetensors")
```

Processes one tensor at a time (peak memory ~2x largest tensor, not the full model).
Supports sharded safetensors (index.json + multiple shards).

## Status

- 53 quantization presets, all validated (roundtrip tested)
- Universal file-to-file converter (safetensors/GGUF/.pt, stream, low memory)
- 169 tests PASS
- Version 0.2.0