"""Loss curves for Qwen 1.5B / Llama 1B / Llama 3B trained on identical GRPO config. Reads: --qwen-log runs/qwen_v6/training_log.jsonl --llama-log runs/llama_v3/training_log.jsonl --llama3b-log runs/llama3b_v1/training_log.jsonl (optional) Writes: --output-png eval/plots/loss_curves.png Loss values are the GRPO surrogate loss (TRL `loss` field, written every 5 steps by the training_log_callback). Negative values are normal — GRPO loss is the signed advantage-weighted policy ratio; sign tells you "did the policy lean toward higher-reward completions" but magnitude is what matters for stability. Submission rule explicitly requires both a loss curve AND a reward curve as committed image files. Reward curve lives in plot_combined_curves.py. """ from __future__ import annotations import argparse import json import math from pathlib import Path from typing import Any import matplotlib matplotlib.use("Agg") import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import numpy as np def _read_jsonl(path: Path) -> list[dict[str, Any]]: rows: list[dict[str, Any]] = [] with path.open() as f: for line in f: line = line.strip() if not line: continue rows.append(json.loads(line)) return rows def _extract_series(rows: list[dict[str, Any]], key: str) -> tuple[np.ndarray, np.ndarray]: xs, ys = [], [] for r in rows: v = r.get(key) if v is None or (isinstance(v, float) and math.isnan(v)): continue xs.append(int(r.get("step", r.get("episode", 0)))) ys.append(float(v)) return np.array(xs, dtype=np.float64), np.array(ys, dtype=np.float64) def _smooth(y: np.ndarray, window: int = 3) -> np.ndarray: if window <= 1 or len(y) < window: return y.copy() kernel = np.ones(window, dtype=np.float64) / window pad = window - 1 yp = np.concatenate([np.full(pad, y[0]), y]) return np.convolve(yp, kernel, mode="valid") def plot_loss( qwen_log: Path, llama_log: Path, output_png: Path, smooth_window: int = 3, xkcd: bool = False, llama3b_log: Path | None = None, ) -> None: qwen_rows = _read_jsonl(qwen_log) llama_rows = _read_jsonl(llama_log) llama3b_rows = _read_jsonl(llama3b_log) if llama3b_log and llama3b_log.exists() else [] qx, qy = _extract_series(qwen_rows, "loss") lx, ly = _extract_series(llama_rows, "loss") l3x, l3y = ( _extract_series(llama3b_rows, "loss") if llama3b_rows else (np.array([]), np.array([])) ) qy_smooth = _smooth(qy, smooth_window) ly_smooth = _smooth(ly, smooth_window) l3y_smooth = _smooth(l3y, smooth_window) if len(l3y) > 0 else l3y output_png.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True) if xkcd: plt.xkcd(scale=1.0, length=100, randomness=2) fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(11, 6), dpi=200) QWEN_COLOR = "#1f77b4" LLAMA_COLOR = "#888888" LLAMA3B_COLOR = "#2ca02c" ax.scatter(qx, qy, s=18, alpha=0.35, color=QWEN_COLOR) ax.plot( qx, qy_smooth, color=QWEN_COLOR, linewidth=2.4, label=f"Qwen2.5-1.5B (final loss={qy[-1]:+.4f})", ) ax.scatter(lx, ly, s=18, alpha=0.35, color=LLAMA_COLOR) ax.plot( lx, ly_smooth, color=LLAMA_COLOR, linewidth=2.4, label=f"Llama-3.2-1B (final loss={ly[-1]:+.4f})", ) if len(l3y) > 0: ax.scatter(l3x, l3y, s=18, alpha=0.35, color=LLAMA3B_COLOR) ax.plot( l3x, l3y_smooth, color=LLAMA3B_COLOR, linewidth=2.4, label=f"Llama-3.2-3B (final loss={l3y[-1]:+.4f})", ) ax.axhline(0.0, color="#000000", linestyle="-", linewidth=0.8, alpha=0.5) ax.set_xlabel("Training step", fontsize=11) ax.set_ylabel("GRPO surrogate loss\n(per logging step, mean across G=4 rollouts)", fontsize=11) ax.set_title( "Viveka GRPO Training Loss — Three Architectures, Identical Config\n" "GRPO loss is signed; near-zero = stable, large negative = strong gradient", fontsize=12, ) ax.grid(True, alpha=0.3, linestyle="-" if xkcd else ":") ax.legend(loc="upper right", frameon=True, fontsize=10) fig.tight_layout() fig.savefig(output_png, dpi=200, bbox_inches="tight") plt.close(fig) print(f"wrote {output_png}") print(f" Qwen 1.5B: n={len(qy)} first={qy[0]:+.4f} final={qy[-1]:+.4f}") print(f" Llama 1B: n={len(ly)} first={ly[0]:+.4f} final={ly[-1]:+.4f}") if len(l3y) > 0: print(f" Llama 3B: n={len(l3y)} first={l3y[0]:+.4f} final={l3y[-1]:+.4f}") def main() -> None: p = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__) p.add_argument("--qwen-log", type=Path, default=Path("runs/qwen_v6/training_log.jsonl")) p.add_argument("--llama-log", type=Path, default=Path("runs/llama_v3/training_log.jsonl")) p.add_argument( "--llama3b-log", type=Path, default=Path("runs/llama3b_v1/training_log.jsonl"), help="Llama 3B training log (set to /dev/null to skip)", ) p.add_argument("--output-png", type=Path, default=Path("eval/plots/loss_curves.png")) p.add_argument("--smooth-window", type=int, default=3) p.add_argument( "--xkcd", action="store_true", help="Render in xkcd / hand-drawn style (matches reward curve aesthetic)", ) args = p.parse_args() plot_loss( args.qwen_log, args.llama_log, args.output_png, args.smooth_window, args.xkcd, args.llama3b_log, ) if __name__ == "__main__": main()