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The reduced memory requirements means 8-bit optimizers are 4x faster than a standard optimizer, and no hyperparameter tuning is required.</p> <p>This guide will show you how to use 8-bit optimizers.</p> <blockquote class="warning"><p>8-bit optimizers reduce memory usage and accelerate optimization on a wide range of tasks. However, since 8-bit optimizers only reduce memory proportional to the number of parameters, models that use large amounts of activation memory, such as convolutional networks, don’t really benefit from 8-bit optimizers. 8-bit optimizers are most beneficial for training or finetuning models with many parameters on highly memory-constrained GPUs.</p></blockquote> <p>8-bit optimizers are a drop-in replacement for regular optimizers which means they also accept the same arguments as a regular optimizer. For NLP models, it is recommended to use the <a href="/docs/bitsandbytes/v0.50.0/en/reference/nn/embeddings#bitsandbytes.nn.StableEmbedding">StableEmbedding</a> class to improve stability and results.</p> <div class="code-block relative "><div class="absolute top-2.5 right-4"><button class="inline-flex items-center relative text-sm focus:text-green-500 cursor-pointer focus:outline-none transition duration-200 ease-in-out opacity-0 mx-0.5   text-gray-600  " title="code excerpt" type="button"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" fill="currentColor" focusable="false" role="img" width="1em" height="1em" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" viewBox="0 0 32 32"><path d="M28,10V28H10V10H28m0-2H10a2,2,0,0,0-2,2V28a2,2,0,0,0,2,2H28a2,2,0,0,0,2-2V10a2,2,0,0,0-2-2Z" transform="translate(0)"></path><path d="M4,18H2V4A2,2,0,0,1,4,2H18V4H4Z" transform="translate(0)"></path><rect fill="none" width="32" height="32"></rect></svg><!----> <div class=" absolute pointer-events-none transition-opacity bg-black text-white py-1 px-2 leading-tight rounded font-normal shadow left-1/2 top-full transform -translate-x-1/2 translate-y-2 opacity-0 "><div class="absolute bottom-full left-1/2 transform -translate-x-1/2 w-0 h-0 border-black border-4 border-t-0" style="border-left-color: transparent; border-right-color: transparent;"></div> Copied</div><!----></button><!----></div> <pre class="language-diff "><!---->import bitsandbytes as bnb

<span class="hljs-deletion">- adam = torch.optim.Adam(...)</span>
<span class="hljs-addition">+ adam = bnb.optim.Adam8bit(...)</span>

# recommended for NLP models
<span class="hljs-deletion">- before: torch.nn.Embedding(...)</span>
<span class="hljs-addition">+ bnb.nn.StableEmbedding(...)</span><!----></pre></div><!----> <p>By default, all parameter tensors with less than 4096 elements are kept at 32-bits even if you initialize those parameters with 8-bit optimizers. This is done because small tensors do not save much memory and often contain highly variable parameters (biases) or parameters that require high precision (batch norm, layer norm).</p> <p>You can change this value with the <code>min_8bit_size</code> parameter. For example, if you want to optimize parameters to 8-bits only if the minimum size is 16384 values (it is recommended to use multiples of 4096):</p> <div class="code-block relative "><div class="absolute top-2.5 right-4"><button class="inline-flex items-center relative text-sm focus:text-green-500 cursor-pointer focus:outline-none transition duration-200 ease-in-out opacity-0 mx-0.5   text-gray-600  " title="code excerpt" type="button"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" fill="currentColor" focusable="false" role="img" width="1em" height="1em" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" viewBox="0 0 32 32"><path d="M28,10V28H10V10H28m0-2H10a2,2,0,0,0-2,2V28a2,2,0,0,0,2,2H28a2,2,0,0,0,2-2V10a2,2,0,0,0-2-2Z" transform="translate(0)"></path><path d="M4,18H2V4A2,2,0,0,1,4,2H18V4H4Z" transform="translate(0)"></path><rect fill="none" width="32" height="32"></rect></svg><!----> <div class=" absolute pointer-events-none transition-opacity bg-black text-white py-1 px-2 leading-tight rounded font-normal shadow left-1/2 top-full transform -translate-x-1/2 translate-y-2 opacity-0 "><div class="absolute bottom-full left-1/2 transform -translate-x-1/2 w-0 h-0 border-black border-4 border-t-0" style="border-left-color: transparent; border-right-color: transparent;"></div> Copied</div><!----></button><!----></div> <pre class="language-py "><!----><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> bitsandbytes <span class="hljs-keyword">as</span> bnb

adam = bnb.optim.Adam8bit(model.parameters(), min_8bit_size=<span class="hljs-number">16384</span>)<!----></pre></div><!----> <p>Other parameters you can configure include the learning rate (<code>lr</code>), the decay rates (<code>betas</code>), and the number of bits of the optimizer state (<code>optim_bits</code>). For example, to initialize a 32-bit <a href="/docs/bitsandbytes/v0.50.0/en/reference/optim/adam#bitsandbytes.optim.Adam">Adam</a> optimizer:</p> <div class="code-block relative "><div class="absolute top-2.5 right-4"><button class="inline-flex items-center relative text-sm focus:text-green-500 cursor-pointer focus:outline-none transition duration-200 ease-in-out opacity-0 mx-0.5   text-gray-600  " title="code excerpt" type="button"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" fill="currentColor" focusable="false" role="img" width="1em" height="1em" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" viewBox="0 0 32 32"><path d="M28,10V28H10V10H28m0-2H10a2,2,0,0,0-2,2V28a2,2,0,0,0,2,2H28a2,2,0,0,0,2-2V10a2,2,0,0,0-2-2Z" transform="translate(0)"></path><path d="M4,18H2V4A2,2,0,0,1,4,2H18V4H4Z" transform="translate(0)"></path><rect fill="none" width="32" height="32"></rect></svg><!----> <div class=" absolute pointer-events-none transition-opacity bg-black text-white py-1 px-2 leading-tight rounded font-normal shadow left-1/2 top-full transform -translate-x-1/2 translate-y-2 opacity-0 "><div class="absolute bottom-full left-1/2 transform -translate-x-1/2 w-0 h-0 border-black border-4 border-t-0" style="border-left-color: transparent; border-right-color: transparent;"></div> Copied</div><!----></button><!----></div> <pre class="language-py "><!----><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> bitsandbytes <span class="hljs-keyword">as</span> bnb

adam = bnb.optim.Adam(model.parameters(), lr=<span class="hljs-number">0.001</span>, betas=(<span class="hljs-number">0.9</span>, <span class="hljs-number">0.995</span>), optim_bits=<span class="hljs-number">32</span>)<!----></pre></div><!----> <!--[1--><h2 class="relative group"><a id="optimize-unstable-parameters" class="header-link block pr-1.5 text-lg no-hover:hidden with-hover:absolute with-hover:p-1.5 with-hover:opacity-0 with-hover:group-hover:opacity-100 with-hover:right-full" href="#optimize-unstable-parameters"><span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" aria-hidden="true" role="img" width="1em" height="1em" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" viewBox="0 0 256 256"><path d="M167.594 88.393a8.001 8.001 0 0 1 0 11.314l-67.882 67.882a8 8 0 1 1-11.314-11.315l67.882-67.881a8.003 8.003 0 0 1 11.314 0zm-28.287 84.86l-28.284 28.284a40 40 0 0 1-56.567-56.567l28.284-28.284a8 8 0 0 0-11.315-11.315l-28.284 28.284a56 56 0 0 0 79.196 79.197l28.285-28.285a8 8 0 1 0-11.315-11.314zM212.852 43.14a56.002 56.002 0 0 0-79.196 0l-28.284 28.284a8 8 0 1 0 11.314 11.314l28.284-28.284a40 40 0 0 1 56.568 56.567l-28.285 28.285a8 8 0 0 0 11.315 11.314l28.284-28.284a56.065 56.065 0 0 0 0-79.196z" fill="currentColor"></path></svg><!----></span></a> <span>Optimize unstable parameters</span></h2><!--]--><!----> <p>To optimize some unstable parameters with 32-bit Adam and others with 8-bit Adam, use the <a href="/docs/bitsandbytes/v0.50.0/en/reference/optim/optim_overview#bitsandbytes.optim.GlobalOptimManager">GlobalOptimManager</a> class to override the specific hyperparameters for a particular layer. You’ll need to:</p> <ol><li>Register the parameters while they’re on the CPU.</li></ol> <div class="code-block relative "><div class="absolute top-2.5 right-4"><button class="inline-flex items-center relative text-sm focus:text-green-500 cursor-pointer focus:outline-none transition duration-200 ease-in-out opacity-0 mx-0.5   text-gray-600  " title="code excerpt" type="button"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" fill="currentColor" focusable="false" role="img" width="1em" height="1em" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" viewBox="0 0 32 32"><path d="M28,10V28H10V10H28m0-2H10a2,2,0,0,0-2,2V28a2,2,0,0,0,2,2H28a2,2,0,0,0,2-2V10a2,2,0,0,0-2-2Z" transform="translate(0)"></path><path d="M4,18H2V4A2,2,0,0,1,4,2H18V4H4Z" transform="translate(0)"></path><rect fill="none" width="32" height="32"></rect></svg><!----> <div class=" absolute pointer-events-none transition-opacity bg-black text-white py-1 px-2 leading-tight rounded font-normal shadow left-1/2 top-full transform -translate-x-1/2 translate-y-2 opacity-0 "><div class="absolute bottom-full left-1/2 transform -translate-x-1/2 w-0 h-0 border-black border-4 border-t-0" style="border-left-color: transparent; border-right-color: transparent;"></div> Copied</div><!----></button><!----></div> <pre class="language-py "><!----><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> torch
<span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> bitsandbytes <span class="hljs-keyword">as</span> bnb

mng = bnb.optim.GlobalOptimManager.get_instance()

model = MyModel()
mng.register_parameters(model.parameters())<!----></pre></div><!----> <ol start="2"><li>Override the config with the new desired hyperparameters. For example, let’s override the <code>model.fc1.weight</code> layer to use 32-bit Adam.</li></ol> <blockquote class="tip"><p>Check the optimizer API documentation for more information about other hyperparameters you can override.</p></blockquote> <div class="code-block relative "><div class="absolute top-2.5 right-4"><button class="inline-flex items-center relative text-sm focus:text-green-500 cursor-pointer focus:outline-none transition duration-200 ease-in-out opacity-0 mx-0.5   text-gray-600  " title="code excerpt" type="button"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" fill="currentColor" focusable="false" role="img" width="1em" height="1em" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" viewBox="0 0 32 32"><path d="M28,10V28H10V10H28m0-2H10a2,2,0,0,0-2,2V28a2,2,0,0,0,2,2H28a2,2,0,0,0,2-2V10a2,2,0,0,0-2-2Z" transform="translate(0)"></path><path d="M4,18H2V4A2,2,0,0,1,4,2H18V4H4Z" transform="translate(0)"></path><rect fill="none" width="32" height="32"></rect></svg><!----> <div class=" absolute pointer-events-none transition-opacity bg-black text-white py-1 px-2 leading-tight rounded font-normal shadow left-1/2 top-full transform -translate-x-1/2 translate-y-2 opacity-0 "><div class="absolute bottom-full left-1/2 transform -translate-x-1/2 w-0 h-0 border-black border-4 border-t-0" style="border-left-color: transparent; border-right-color: transparent;"></div> Copied</div><!----></button><!----></div> <pre class="language-py "><!---->model = model.cuda()
<span class="hljs-comment"># use 8-bit optimizer states for all parameters</span>
adam = bnb.optim.Adam(model.parameters(), lr=<span class="hljs-number">0.001</span>, optim_bits=<span class="hljs-number">8</span>)

<span class="hljs-comment"># override the parameter model.fc1.weight now uses 32-bit Adam</span>
mng.override_config(model.fc1.weight, <span class="hljs-string">&quot;optim_bits&quot;</span>, <span class="hljs-number">32</span>)<!----></pre></div><!----> <p>You can also override multiple layers at once by passing them as a list and the new hyperparameters as a dictionary. For example, let’s override the <code>model.special.weight</code> and <code>model.also_special.weight</code> layers to use sparse optimization and a lower learning and decay rate.</p> <div class="code-block relative "><div class="absolute top-2.5 right-4"><button class="inline-flex items-center relative text-sm focus:text-green-500 cursor-pointer focus:outline-none transition duration-200 ease-in-out opacity-0 mx-0.5   text-gray-600  " title="code excerpt" type="button"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" fill="currentColor" focusable="false" role="img" width="1em" height="1em" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" viewBox="0 0 32 32"><path d="M28,10V28H10V10H28m0-2H10a2,2,0,0,0-2,2V28a2,2,0,0,0,2,2H28a2,2,0,0,0,2-2V10a2,2,0,0,0-2-2Z" transform="translate(0)"></path><path d="M4,18H2V4A2,2,0,0,1,4,2H18V4H4Z" transform="translate(0)"></path><rect fill="none" width="32" height="32"></rect></svg><!----> <div class=" absolute pointer-events-none transition-opacity bg-black text-white py-1 px-2 leading-tight rounded font-normal shadow left-1/2 top-full transform -translate-x-1/2 translate-y-2 opacity-0 "><div class="absolute bottom-full left-1/2 transform -translate-x-1/2 w-0 h-0 border-black border-4 border-t-0" style="border-left-color: transparent; border-right-color: transparent;"></div> Copied</div><!----></button><!----></div> <pre class="language-py "><!---->mng.override_config([model.special.weight, model.also_special.weight],
                    key_value_dict ={<span class="hljs-string">&#x27;is_sparse&#x27;</span>: <span class="hljs-literal">True</span>, <span class="hljs-string">&#x27;lr&#x27;</span>: <span class="hljs-number">1e-5</span>, <span class="hljs-string">&#x27;betas&#x27;</span>=(<span class="hljs-number">0.9</span>, <span class="hljs-number">0.98</span>)})<!----></pre></div><!----> <p>For a specific layer, we recommend overriding locally in each module. Pass the module, the parameter, and its attribute name to the <a href="/docs/bitsandbytes/v0.50.0/en/reference/optim/optim_overview#bitsandbytes.optim.GlobalOptimManager">GlobalOptimManager</a>:</p> <div class="code-block relative "><div class="absolute top-2.5 right-4"><button class="inline-flex items-center relative text-sm focus:text-green-500 cursor-pointer focus:outline-none transition duration-200 ease-in-out opacity-0 mx-0.5   text-gray-600  " title="code excerpt" type="button"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" fill="currentColor" focusable="false" role="img" width="1em" height="1em" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" viewBox="0 0 32 32"><path d="M28,10V28H10V10H28m0-2H10a2,2,0,0,0-2,2V28a2,2,0,0,0,2,2H28a2,2,0,0,0,2-2V10a2,2,0,0,0-2-2Z" transform="translate(0)"></path><path d="M4,18H2V4A2,2,0,0,1,4,2H18V4H4Z" transform="translate(0)"></path><rect fill="none" width="32" height="32"></rect></svg><!----> <div class=" absolute pointer-events-none transition-opacity bg-black text-white py-1 px-2 leading-tight rounded font-normal shadow left-1/2 top-full transform -translate-x-1/2 translate-y-2 opacity-0 "><div class="absolute bottom-full left-1/2 transform -translate-x-1/2 w-0 h-0 border-black border-4 border-t-0" style="border-left-color: transparent; border-right-color: transparent;"></div> Copied</div><!----></button><!----></div> <pre class="language-py "><!----><span class="hljs-keyword">class</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">MyModule</span>(torch.nn.Module):
  <span class="hljs-keyword">def</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">__init__</span>(<span class="hljs-params">d_in, d_out</span>):
    <span class="hljs-built_in">super</span>(MyModule, <span class="hljs-variable language_">self</span>).__init__()
    <span class="hljs-variable language_">self</span>.linear = torch.nn.Linear(d_in, d_out)
    <span class="hljs-comment"># optimization will happen in 32-bit and</span>
    <span class="hljs-comment"># learning rate will be set to 0.0001 independent of the main learning rate</span>
    config = {<span class="hljs-string">&#x27;optim_bits&#x27;</span>: <span class="hljs-number">32</span>, <span class="hljs-string">&#x27;lr&#x27;</span> : <span class="hljs-number">0.0001</span>}
    GlobalOptimManager.get_instance().register_module_override(<span class="hljs-variable language_">self</span>, <span class="hljs-string">&#x27;weight&#x27;</span>, config)
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