Text Generation
Transformers
Safetensors
English
nemotron_labs_audex
nvidia
nemotron-labs-audex
reasoning
general-purpose
SFT
audio-language-modeling
audio-understanding
text-to-speech
text-to-audio
speech-recognition
speech-translation
Instructions to use nvidia/Nemotron-Labs-Audex-2B with libraries, inference providers, notebooks, and local apps. Follow these links to get started.
- Libraries
- Transformers
How to use nvidia/Nemotron-Labs-Audex-2B with Transformers:
# Use a pipeline as a high-level helper from transformers import pipeline pipe = pipeline("text-generation", model="nvidia/Nemotron-Labs-Audex-2B")# Load model directly from transformers import AutoModel model = AutoModel.from_pretrained("nvidia/Nemotron-Labs-Audex-2B", dtype="auto") - Notebooks
- Google Colab
- Kaggle
- Local Apps Settings
- vLLM
How to use nvidia/Nemotron-Labs-Audex-2B with vLLM:
Install from pip and serve model
# Install vLLM from pip: pip install vllm # Start the vLLM server: vllm serve "nvidia/Nemotron-Labs-Audex-2B" # Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API): curl -X POST "http://localhost:8000/v1/completions" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ --data '{ "model": "nvidia/Nemotron-Labs-Audex-2B", "prompt": "Once upon a time,", "max_tokens": 512, "temperature": 0.5 }'Use Docker
docker model run hf.co/nvidia/Nemotron-Labs-Audex-2B
- SGLang
How to use nvidia/Nemotron-Labs-Audex-2B 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 "nvidia/Nemotron-Labs-Audex-2B" \ --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": "nvidia/Nemotron-Labs-Audex-2B", "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 "nvidia/Nemotron-Labs-Audex-2B" \ --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": "nvidia/Nemotron-Labs-Audex-2B", "prompt": "Once upon a time,", "max_tokens": 512, "temperature": 0.5 }' - Docker Model Runner
How to use nvidia/Nemotron-Labs-Audex-2B with Docker Model Runner:
docker model run hf.co/nvidia/Nemotron-Labs-Audex-2B
| # coding=utf-8 | |
| # Copyright (c) 2026, NVIDIA CORPORATION. All rights reserved. | |
| # | |
| # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); | |
| # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. | |
| # You may obtain a copy of the License at | |
| # | |
| # http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 | |
| # | |
| # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software | |
| # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, | |
| # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. | |
| # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and | |
| # limitations under the License. | |
| from __future__ import annotations | |
| from collections.abc import Iterator, Sequence | |
| from typing import Any | |
| import torch | |
| import torch.nn as nn | |
| import torch.nn.functional as F | |
| from torch import Tensor | |
| from transformers import PreTrainedModel | |
| from .configuration_audex_causal_speech_decoder import AudexCausalSpeechDecoderConfig | |
| from .streaming_utils import load_audex_causal_speech_decoder as _load_decoder_for_remote_code | |
| REMOTE_CODE_IMPORTS = (_load_decoder_for_remote_code,) | |
| class RotaryPositionalEmbeddings(nn.Module): | |
| def __init__(self, dim: int, max_seq_len: int = 4096, base: int = 10_000) -> None: | |
| super().__init__() | |
| self.dim = dim | |
| self.base = base | |
| self.max_seq_len = max_seq_len | |
| self.rope_init() | |
| self._rope_ready = False | |
| def rope_init(self, device: "torch.device | None" = None) -> None: | |
| theta = 1.0 / ( | |
| self.base | |
| ** (torch.arange(0, self.dim, 2, device=device)[: (self.dim // 2)].float() / self.dim) | |
| ) | |
| self.register_buffer("theta", theta, persistent=False) | |
| self.build_rope_cache(self.max_seq_len) | |
| def build_rope_cache(self, max_seq_len: int = 4096) -> None: | |
| self.max_seq_len = max_seq_len | |
| seq_idx = torch.arange(max_seq_len, dtype=self.theta.dtype, device=self.theta.device) | |
| idx_theta = torch.einsum("i, j -> ij", seq_idx, self.theta).float() | |
| cache = torch.stack([torch.cos(idx_theta), torch.sin(idx_theta)], dim=-1) | |
| self.register_buffer("cache", cache, persistent=False) | |
| def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor, *, input_pos: torch.Tensor | None = None) -> torch.Tensor: | |
| seq_len = x.size(1) | |
| needed_seq_len = seq_len if input_pos is None else int(input_pos.max().item()) + 1 | |
| if ( | |
| not getattr(self, "_rope_ready", False) | |
| or self.theta.device != x.device | |
| or needed_seq_len > self.cache.size(0) | |
| ): | |
| self.rope_init(device=x.device) | |
| if needed_seq_len > self.cache.size(0): | |
| self.build_rope_cache(max(needed_seq_len, self.cache.size(0) * 2)) | |
| self._rope_ready = True | |
| rope_cache = self.cache[:seq_len] if input_pos is None else self.cache[input_pos] | |
| xshaped = x.float().reshape(*x.shape[:-1], -1, 2) | |
| rope_cache = rope_cache.view(-1, xshaped.size(1), 1, xshaped.size(3), 2) | |
| x_out = torch.stack( | |
| [ | |
| xshaped[..., 0] * rope_cache[..., 0] - xshaped[..., 1] * rope_cache[..., 1], | |
| xshaped[..., 1] * rope_cache[..., 0] + xshaped[..., 0] * rope_cache[..., 1], | |
| ], | |
| -1, | |
| ) | |
| return x_out.flatten(3).type_as(x) | |
| class CausalCodecDecoderCache: | |
| def __init__(self) -> None: | |
| self.key_values: dict[int, tuple[Tensor, Tensor]] = {} | |
| self.position = 0 | |
| def input_positions(self, length: int, device: torch.device) -> Tensor: | |
| return torch.arange(self.position, self.position + length, device=device).unsqueeze(0) | |
| def update(self, layer_idx: int, key: Tensor, value: Tensor) -> tuple[Tensor, Tensor]: | |
| if layer_idx in self.key_values: | |
| prev_key, prev_value = self.key_values[layer_idx] | |
| key = torch.cat([prev_key, key], dim=2) | |
| value = torch.cat([prev_value, value], dim=2) | |
| self.key_values[layer_idx] = (key, value) | |
| return key, value | |
| def advance(self, length: int) -> None: | |
| self.position += length | |
| def reset(self) -> None: | |
| self.key_values.clear() | |
| self.position = 0 | |
| class RMSNorm(nn.Module): | |
| def __init__(self, dim: int, eps: float = 1e-6): | |
| super().__init__() | |
| self.eps = eps | |
| self.weight = nn.Parameter(torch.ones(dim)) | |
| def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor: | |
| norm_x = torch.mean(x**2, dim=-1, keepdim=True) | |
| return x * torch.rsqrt(norm_x + self.eps) * self.weight | |
| class MLP(nn.Module): | |
| def __init__(self, dim: int) -> None: | |
| super().__init__() | |
| self.fc1 = nn.Linear(dim, 4 * dim, bias=False) | |
| self.silu = nn.SiLU() | |
| self.fc2 = nn.Linear(4 * dim, dim, bias=False) | |
| def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor: | |
| return self.fc2(self.silu(self.fc1(x))) | |
| class Attention(nn.Module): | |
| def __init__(self, dim: int, n_heads: int, rotary_embed: RotaryPositionalEmbeddings, layer_idx: int): | |
| super().__init__() | |
| if dim % n_heads != 0: | |
| raise ValueError(f"dim must be divisible by n_heads, got dim={dim}, n_heads={n_heads}") | |
| self.n_heads = n_heads | |
| self.layer_idx = layer_idx | |
| self.rotary_embed = rotary_embed | |
| self.c_attn = nn.Linear(dim, 3 * dim, bias=False) | |
| self.c_proj = nn.Linear(dim, dim, bias=False) | |
| def forward( | |
| self, | |
| x: torch.Tensor, | |
| cache: CausalCodecDecoderCache | None = None, | |
| input_pos: Tensor | None = None, | |
| ) -> torch.Tensor: | |
| batch_size, seq_len, _ = x.shape | |
| qkv = self.c_attn(x) | |
| head_dim = qkv.size(-1) // (3 * self.n_heads) | |
| qkv = qkv.view(batch_size, seq_len, 3, self.n_heads, head_dim).permute(2, 0, 3, 1, 4) | |
| q, k, v = qkv.unbind(0) | |
| q = self.rotary_embed(q.transpose(1, 2), input_pos=input_pos).transpose(1, 2) | |
| k = self.rotary_embed(k.transpose(1, 2), input_pos=input_pos).transpose(1, 2) | |
| if cache is None: | |
| y = F.scaled_dot_product_attention(q, k, v, is_causal=True) | |
| else: | |
| if input_pos is None: | |
| raise ValueError("input_pos is required when cache is set") | |
| k, v = cache.update(self.layer_idx, k, v) | |
| key_pos = torch.arange(k.size(2), device=x.device).view(1, 1, 1, -1) | |
| attn_mask = key_pos <= input_pos.view(input_pos.size(0), 1, -1, 1) | |
| y = F.scaled_dot_product_attention(q, k, v, attn_mask=attn_mask) | |
| return self.c_proj(y.transpose(1, 2).contiguous().view(batch_size, seq_len, -1)) | |
| class TransformerBlock(nn.Module): | |
| def __init__(self, dim: int, n_heads: int, rotary_embed: RotaryPositionalEmbeddings, layer_idx: int): | |
| super().__init__() | |
| self.att_norm = RMSNorm(dim) | |
| self.ffn_norm = RMSNorm(dim) | |
| self.att = Attention(dim=dim, n_heads=n_heads, rotary_embed=rotary_embed, layer_idx=layer_idx) | |
| self.mlp = MLP(dim=dim) | |
| def forward( | |
| self, | |
| x: torch.Tensor, | |
| cache: CausalCodecDecoderCache | None = None, | |
| input_pos: Tensor | None = None, | |
| ) -> torch.Tensor: | |
| x = x + self.att(self.att_norm(x), cache=cache, input_pos=input_pos) | |
| return x + self.mlp(self.ffn_norm(x)) | |
| class PatchHead(nn.Module): | |
| def __init__(self, dim: int, hop_length: int = 320): | |
| super().__init__() | |
| self.proj = nn.Linear(dim, hop_length, bias=False) | |
| def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor: | |
| x = torch.tanh(self.proj(x)) | |
| return x.reshape(x.size(0), 1, -1) | |
| class CausalVocosBackbone(nn.Module): | |
| def __init__( | |
| self, | |
| hidden_dim: int = 2048, | |
| depth: int = 12, | |
| heads: int = 32, | |
| pos_meb_dim: int = 64, | |
| ): | |
| super().__init__() | |
| rotary_embed = RotaryPositionalEmbeddings(dim=pos_meb_dim) | |
| self.transformers = nn.ModuleList( | |
| [ | |
| TransformerBlock(dim=hidden_dim, n_heads=heads, rotary_embed=rotary_embed, layer_idx=idx) | |
| for idx in range(depth) | |
| ] | |
| ) | |
| self.final_layer_norm = RMSNorm(hidden_dim) | |
| def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor, cache: CausalCodecDecoderCache | None = None) -> torch.Tensor: | |
| input_pos = None | |
| if cache is not None: | |
| input_pos = cache.input_positions(x.size(1), x.device).expand(x.size(0), -1) | |
| for block in self.transformers: | |
| x = block(x, cache=cache, input_pos=input_pos) | |
| if cache is not None: | |
| cache.advance(x.size(1)) | |
| return self.final_layer_norm(x) | |
| class CausalCodecDecoderVocos(nn.Module): | |
| def __init__( | |
| self, | |
| hidden_dim: int = 2048, | |
| depth: int = 12, | |
| heads: int = 32, | |
| pos_meb_dim: int = 64, | |
| hop_length: int = 320, | |
| vq_dim: int = 2048, | |
| lookahead_steps: int = 0, | |
| ): | |
| super().__init__() | |
| if lookahead_steps < 0: | |
| raise ValueError(f"lookahead_steps must be >= 0, got {lookahead_steps}") | |
| self.wav_proj = nn.Linear(hop_length, hidden_dim, bias=False) | |
| self.fc_post_a = nn.Linear(vq_dim, hidden_dim, bias=False) | |
| self.lookahead_steps = lookahead_steps | |
| if lookahead_steps > 0: | |
| self.lookahead_conv = nn.Conv1d( | |
| hidden_dim, | |
| hidden_dim, | |
| kernel_size=lookahead_steps + 1, | |
| padding=0, | |
| groups=hidden_dim, | |
| bias=False, | |
| ) | |
| self.lookahead_act = nn.SiLU() | |
| self.lookahead_proj = nn.Conv1d(hidden_dim, hidden_dim, kernel_size=1, bias=False) | |
| nn.init.zeros_(self.lookahead_proj.weight) | |
| else: | |
| self.lookahead_conv = None | |
| self.lookahead_act = None | |
| self.lookahead_proj = None | |
| self.backbone = CausalVocosBackbone(hidden_dim, depth, heads, pos_meb_dim) | |
| self.head = PatchHead(hidden_dim, hop_length) | |
| def _project_tokens(self, vq_emb: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor: | |
| return self.fc_post_a(vq_emb) | |
| def _apply_lookahead(self, x: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor: | |
| if self.lookahead_conv is None: | |
| return x | |
| if self.lookahead_act is None or self.lookahead_proj is None: | |
| raise RuntimeError("lookahead modules are not initialized") | |
| h = F.pad(x.transpose(1, 2), (0, self.lookahead_steps)) | |
| h = self.lookahead_proj(self.lookahead_act(self.lookahead_conv(h))) | |
| return x + h.transpose(1, 2) | |
| def _apply_lookahead_window(self, x: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor: | |
| if self.lookahead_conv is None: | |
| return x | |
| if self.lookahead_act is None or self.lookahead_proj is None: | |
| raise RuntimeError("lookahead modules are not initialized") | |
| if x.size(1) <= self.lookahead_steps: | |
| raise ValueError(f"lookahead window needs more than {self.lookahead_steps} frames, got {x.size(1)}") | |
| h = self.lookahead_proj(self.lookahead_act(self.lookahead_conv(x.transpose(1, 2)))) | |
| return x[:, : h.size(2)] + h.transpose(1, 2) | |
| def decode_cached( | |
| self, | |
| vq_emb: torch.Tensor, | |
| cache: CausalCodecDecoderCache, | |
| lookahead_vq_emb: torch.Tensor | None = None, | |
| ) -> torch.Tensor: | |
| x = self._project_tokens(vq_emb) | |
| if self.lookahead_steps > 0: | |
| if lookahead_vq_emb is None: | |
| lookahead_vq_emb = vq_emb.new_zeros(vq_emb.size(0), self.lookahead_steps, vq_emb.size(-1)) | |
| if lookahead_vq_emb.size(1) != self.lookahead_steps: | |
| raise ValueError( | |
| f"lookahead_vq_emb must have {self.lookahead_steps} frames, got {lookahead_vq_emb.size(1)}" | |
| ) | |
| lookahead_x = self._project_tokens(lookahead_vq_emb) | |
| x = self._apply_lookahead_window(torch.cat([x, lookahead_x], dim=1)) | |
| x = self.backbone(x, cache=cache) | |
| return self.head(x) | |
| def forward( | |
| self, | |
| vq_emb: torch.Tensor, | |
| patched_wav: torch.Tensor | None = None, | |
| alpha: float = 0.0, | |
| ) -> torch.Tensor: | |
| x = self._project_tokens(vq_emb) | |
| x = self._apply_lookahead(x) | |
| if patched_wav is not None: | |
| h = self.wav_proj(patched_wav) | |
| mask = torch.bernoulli( | |
| torch.full( | |
| (x.size(0), x.size(1), 1), | |
| min(max(alpha, 0.0), 1.0), | |
| device=x.device, | |
| dtype=x.dtype, | |
| ) | |
| ) | |
| x = x + h * mask | |
| return self.head(self.backbone(x)) | |
| class AudexSpeechTokenEmbedder(nn.Module): | |
| def __init__( | |
| self, | |
| output_dim: int, | |
| token_embed_dim: int, | |
| codebook_levels: Sequence[int], | |
| ) -> None: | |
| super().__init__() | |
| if len(codebook_levels) != token_embed_dim: | |
| raise ValueError( | |
| f"token_embed_dim={token_embed_dim} must match codebook_levels length={len(codebook_levels)}" | |
| ) | |
| self.codebook_levels = tuple(int(level) for level in codebook_levels) | |
| self.project_out = nn.Linear(token_embed_dim, output_dim) | |
| def forward(self, indices: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor: | |
| if indices.size(-1) != 1: | |
| raise ValueError(f"indices last dimension must be 1, got {indices.size(-1)}") | |
| levels = torch.tensor(self.codebook_levels, dtype=torch.long, device=indices.device) | |
| basis = torch.cumprod(torch.cat([levels.new_ones(1), levels[:-1]]), dim=0) | |
| level_indices = (indices.long() // basis) % levels | |
| dtype = self.project_out.weight.dtype | |
| codes = level_indices.to(dtype=dtype) | |
| levels = levels.to(dtype=dtype) | |
| codes = codes * (2.0 / (levels - 1.0)) - 1.0 | |
| return self.project_out(codes) | |
| def get_output_from_indices(self, indices: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor: | |
| return self(indices) | |
| class AudexCausalSpeechDecoderModel(PreTrainedModel): | |
| config_class = AudexCausalSpeechDecoderConfig | |
| base_model_prefix = "module" | |
| all_tied_weights_keys: dict[str, Any] = {} | |
| Cache = CausalCodecDecoderCache | |
| def __init__(self, config: AudexCausalSpeechDecoderConfig): | |
| super().__init__(config) | |
| self.audex_speech_token_embedder = AudexSpeechTokenEmbedder( | |
| output_dim=config.vq_dim, | |
| token_embed_dim=config.token_embed_dim, | |
| codebook_levels=config.codebook_levels, | |
| ) | |
| self.module = CausalCodecDecoderVocos( | |
| hidden_dim=config.hidden_dim, | |
| depth=config.depth, | |
| heads=config.heads, | |
| pos_meb_dim=config.pos_meb_dim, | |
| hop_length=config.hop_length, | |
| vq_dim=config.vq_dim, | |
| lookahead_steps=config.lookahead_steps, | |
| ) | |
| def lookahead_steps(self) -> int: | |
| return self.module.lookahead_steps | |
| def create_cache(self) -> CausalCodecDecoderCache: | |
| return CausalCodecDecoderCache() | |
| def decode_cached( | |
| self, | |
| vq_emb: torch.Tensor, | |
| cache: CausalCodecDecoderCache, | |
| lookahead_vq_emb: torch.Tensor | None = None, | |
| ) -> torch.Tensor: | |
| return self.module.decode_cached(vq_emb, cache, lookahead_vq_emb=lookahead_vq_emb) | |
| def create_session( | |
| self, | |
| *, | |
| chunk_frames: int = 1, | |
| sample_rate: int | None = None, | |
| return_numpy: bool = True, | |
| ) -> "AudexCausalSpeechDecoderSession": | |
| return AudexCausalSpeechDecoderSession( | |
| decoder=self, | |
| chunk_frames=chunk_frames, | |
| sample_rate=sample_rate or self.config.sample_rate, | |
| return_numpy=return_numpy, | |
| ) | |
| def forward( | |
| self, | |
| vq_emb: torch.Tensor, | |
| patched_wav: torch.Tensor | None = None, | |
| alpha: float = 0.0, | |
| ) -> torch.Tensor: | |
| return self.module(vq_emb, patched_wav=patched_wav, alpha=alpha) | |
| class AudexCausalSpeechDecoderSession: | |
| def __init__( | |
| self, | |
| decoder: AudexCausalSpeechDecoderModel, | |
| *, | |
| chunk_frames: int, | |
| sample_rate: int, | |
| return_numpy: bool, | |
| ): | |
| if chunk_frames <= 0: | |
| raise ValueError(f"chunk_frames must be positive, got {chunk_frames}") | |
| self.decoder = decoder | |
| self.chunk_frames = chunk_frames | |
| self.sample_rate = sample_rate | |
| self.return_numpy = return_numpy | |
| self.cache = decoder.create_cache() | |
| self.buffer: list[list[int]] = [] | |
| def device(self) -> torch.device: | |
| return next(self.decoder.parameters()).device | |
| def reset(self) -> None: | |
| self.cache = self.decoder.create_cache() | |
| self.buffer.clear() | |
| def push(self, token_frames: Sequence[Sequence[int]]) -> Iterator[tuple[int, Any]]: | |
| self.buffer.extend(list(frame) for frame in token_frames) | |
| yield from self._drain(flush=False) | |
| def flush(self) -> Iterator[tuple[int, Any]]: | |
| yield from self._drain(flush=True) | |
| def _drain(self, *, flush: bool) -> Iterator[tuple[int, Any]]: | |
| ready_frames = len(self.buffer) - self.decoder.lookahead_steps | |
| while self.buffer and (flush or ready_frames >= self.chunk_frames): | |
| emit_frames = min(self.chunk_frames, len(self.buffer)) if flush else self.chunk_frames | |
| wav = self._decode_buffered_frames(emit_frames, flush=flush) | |
| del self.buffer[:emit_frames] | |
| ready_frames = len(self.buffer) - self.decoder.lookahead_steps | |
| yield self.sample_rate, self._format_chunk(wav) | |
| def _embed_speech_token_frames(self, token_frames: Sequence[Sequence[int]]) -> torch.Tensor: | |
| indices = torch.tensor(token_frames, dtype=torch.long, device=self.device).unsqueeze(0) | |
| return self.decoder.audex_speech_token_embedder.get_output_from_indices(indices) | |
| def _decode_buffered_frames(self, emit_frames: int, *, flush: bool) -> torch.Tensor: | |
| with torch.inference_mode(): | |
| vq_emb = self._embed_speech_token_frames(self.buffer[:emit_frames]) | |
| lookahead_vq_emb = None | |
| if self.decoder.lookahead_steps > 0: | |
| future_frames = self.buffer[emit_frames : emit_frames + self.decoder.lookahead_steps] | |
| future_parts = [] | |
| if future_frames: | |
| future_parts.append(self._embed_speech_token_frames(future_frames)) | |
| missing_frames = self.decoder.lookahead_steps - len(future_frames) if flush else 0 | |
| if missing_frames > 0: | |
| future_parts.append(vq_emb.new_zeros(vq_emb.size(0), missing_frames, vq_emb.size(-1))) | |
| lookahead_vq_emb = torch.cat(future_parts, dim=1) if future_parts else None | |
| return self.decoder.decode_cached(vq_emb, self.cache, lookahead_vq_emb=lookahead_vq_emb) | |
| def _format_chunk(self, wav: torch.Tensor) -> Any: | |
| chunk = wav.squeeze().float().detach().cpu() | |
| if not self.return_numpy: | |
| return chunk | |
| import numpy as np | |
| return chunk.numpy().astype(np.float32, copy=False) | |