#!/usr/bin/env python3 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved. # SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-NVIDIA-OneWay-Noncommercial """Stage 1: run a VLM over every (benchmark sample, prompt type) through an API. Writes /inference///idx_NNNN_.json. """ from __future__ import annotations import argparse import datetime import os import sys from . import _api from ._shared import ( PROMPT_TYPE_NAMES, build_question, load_eval_items, result_path, save_result, ) def cmd_infer(args) -> None: """Run inference on every benchmark sample.""" items = load_eval_items(args.scenarios) scenarios_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(args.scenarios)) if not items: print("No valid scenarios found.", file=sys.stderr) sys.exit(1) prompt_types = args.prompt_type total = len(items) * len(prompt_types) done = 0 skipped = 0 print( f"Inference: {len(items)} eval items x {len(prompt_types)} prompt type(s) " f"= {total} calls | model={args.model}" ) for pt in prompt_types: for item in items: idx = item["scenario_index"] side = item["side"] rpath = result_path(args.output_dir, "inference", args.model, pt, idx, side) # Resume: skip if already done if not args.no_resume and os.path.isfile(rpath): skipped += 1 continue question = build_question(pt, item["task"]) # Clips ship pre-trimmed to their annotated window and are used as-is. video = item["video_path"] if not os.path.isabs(video): video = os.path.join(scenarios_dir, video) if not os.path.isfile(video): print(f" Video not found, skipping: {video}", file=sys.stderr) continue done += 1 print( f" [{done + skipped}/{total}] idx={idx} side={side} pt={pt}", end="", flush=True, ) try: answer = _api.query_model( video, question, args.model, args.api_url, args.api_key, args.input_mode, args.max_frames, robot_type=item["robot"], ) except SystemExit: print(" [FAILED]") continue save_result(rpath, { "scenario_index": idx, "side": side, "prompt_type": pt, "model": args.model, "question": question, "video_path": item["video_path"], "model_response": answer, "timestamp": datetime.datetime.now(datetime.timezone.utc).isoformat(), }) print(f" [OK] {len(answer)} chars") print(f"Inference done: {done} new, {skipped} resumed, {total} total.") def main() -> None: parser = argparse.ArgumentParser( description="Run VLM inference on the benchmark videos through an API.", ) parser.add_argument("--scenarios", required=True, help="Path to benchmark.json") parser.add_argument( "--model", required=True, help="Model name as your API endpoint knows it", ) parser.add_argument( "--prompt-type", nargs="+", default=list(PROMPT_TYPE_NAMES), choices=PROMPT_TYPE_NAMES, help="Prompt type(s) to evaluate (default: all four)", ) parser.add_argument("--output-dir", default="eval_results", help="Output directory") parser.add_argument( "--api-url", default=_api.CHAT_COMPLETIONS_URL, help="Full chat-completions URL (default: $VLM_API_BASE/v1/chat/completions)", ) parser.add_argument( "--input-mode", choices=("auto", "gemini_video", "openai_frames"), default="auto", help="Send the whole clip ('gemini_video') or sampled frames ('openai_frames'). " "'auto' sends frames to GPT models and the clip to others.", ) parser.add_argument( "--max-frames", type=int, default=16, help="Frames sent in 'openai_frames' mode, spread evenly over the clip", ) parser.add_argument("--no-resume", action="store_true", help="Re-run all, ignore existing") args = parser.parse_args() args.api_key = os.environ.get("VLM_API_KEY", "") if args.max_frames < 1: parser.error("--max-frames must be at least 1") if not args.api_key.strip(): print("Missing API key: set VLM_API_KEY.", file=sys.stderr) sys.exit(1) if not args.api_url: print("Missing endpoint: set VLM_API_BASE or pass --api-url.", file=sys.stderr) sys.exit(1) cmd_infer(args) if __name__ == "__main__": main()