Instructions to use tiny-random/longcat-flash-lite-sparse with libraries, inference providers, notebooks, and local apps. Follow these links to get started.
- Libraries
- Transformers
How to use tiny-random/longcat-flash-lite-sparse with Transformers:
# Use a pipeline as a high-level helper from transformers import pipeline pipe = pipeline("text-generation", model="tiny-random/longcat-flash-lite-sparse") messages = [ {"role": "user", "content": "Who are you?"}, ] pipe(messages)# pip install -U transformers accelerate # Load model directly from transformers import LongcatCausalLM model = LongcatCausalLM.from_pretrained("tiny-random/longcat-flash-lite-sparse", device_map="auto") - Notebooks
- Google Colab
- Kaggle
- Local Apps Settings
- vLLM
How to use tiny-random/longcat-flash-lite-sparse with vLLM:
Install from pip and serve model
# Install vLLM from pip: pip install vllm # Start the vLLM server: vllm serve "tiny-random/longcat-flash-lite-sparse" # Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API): curl -X POST "http://localhost:8000/v1/chat/completions" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ --data '{ "model": "tiny-random/longcat-flash-lite-sparse", "messages": [ { "role": "user", "content": "What is the capital of France?" } ] }'Use Docker
docker model run hf.co/tiny-random/longcat-flash-lite-sparse
- SGLang
How to use tiny-random/longcat-flash-lite-sparse 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 "tiny-random/longcat-flash-lite-sparse" \ --host 0.0.0.0 \ --port 30000 # Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API): curl -X POST "http://localhost:30000/v1/chat/completions" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ --data '{ "model": "tiny-random/longcat-flash-lite-sparse", "messages": [ { "role": "user", "content": "What is the capital of France?" } ] }'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 "tiny-random/longcat-flash-lite-sparse" \ --host 0.0.0.0 \ --port 30000 # Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API): curl -X POST "http://localhost:30000/v1/chat/completions" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ --data '{ "model": "tiny-random/longcat-flash-lite-sparse", "messages": [ { "role": "user", "content": "What is the capital of France?" } ] }' - Docker Model Runner
How to use tiny-random/longcat-flash-lite-sparse with Docker Model Runner:
docker model run hf.co/tiny-random/longcat-flash-lite-sparse
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import json
import os
from pathlib import Path
import torch
from huggingface_hub import hf_hub_download
from safetensors.torch import save_file
folder = Path(save_folder)
folder.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
for name in (
"tokenizer.json",
"tokenizer_config.json",
"special_tokens_map.json",
"generation_config.json",
"LICENSE",
):
(folder / name).write_bytes(Path(hf_hub_download(source_model_id, name, revision=source_revision)).read_bytes())
config = json.loads(Path(hf_hub_download(source_model_id, "config.json", revision=source_revision)).read_text())
# Internal-only geometry; task vocabulary, token ids, attention method and all LSA/MTP schedules are fixed.
# LONGCAT_TINY_NUM_HEADS lets the same generator emit a TP=1 evidence variant (full 32-head attention
# fan-out; indexer, MoE and embedding tensors are TP-neutral and stay byte-identical).
# LONGCAT_TINY_NUM_LAYERS sets the logical layer count (the TP=1 indexer-topk evidence model needs
# 8 logical layers so its 16 physical attention sublayers match the TP=4 checkpoint's 8).
tiny_heads = int(os.environ.get("LONGCAT_TINY_NUM_HEADS", "8"))
tiny_layers = int(os.environ.get("LONGCAT_TINY_NUM_LAYERS", "4"))
config.update(
num_layers=tiny_layers,
hidden_size=8,
ffn_hidden_size=64,
expert_ffn_hidden_size=32,
num_attention_heads=tiny_heads,
kv_lora_rank=256,
q_lora_rank=32,
qk_nope_head_dim=64,
qk_rope_head_dim=64,
v_head_dim=128,
n_routed_experts=32,
zero_expert_num=128,
moe_topk=12,
oe_vocab_size_ratio=4,
oe_neighbor_num=2,
oe_split_num=2,
)
# LongCat has two attention sublayers per logical layer (physical ids 0..2*num_layers-1).
# The DSA indexer-topk capturer defaults to num_hidden_layers slots; expose the real
# physical attention-sublayer count so the return_indexer_topk buffer is sized correctly.
config["num_indexer_layers"] = 2 * config["num_layers"]
# The published checkpoint ships one draft layer regardless of mtp_num_layers; keep its runtime schedule field.
(folder / "config.json").write_text(json.dumps(config, indent=2) + "\n")
hidden = config["hidden_size"]
ffn = config["ffn_hidden_size"]
expert_ffn = config["expert_ffn_hidden_size"]
num_layers = config["num_layers"]
num_heads = config["num_attention_heads"]
q_lora = config["q_lora_rank"]
kv_lora = config["kv_lora_rank"]
nope = config["qk_nope_head_dim"]
rope = config["qk_rope_head_dim"]
value = config["v_head_dim"]
n_routed = config["n_routed_experts"]
n_zero = config["zero_expert_num"]
index_heads = config["index_n_heads"]
index_head_dim = config["index_head_dim"]
vocab = config["vocab_size"]
qk = nope + rope
torch.manual_seed(42)
def weight(shape, dtype=torch.bfloat16):
return (torch.randn(*shape) * 0.02).to(dtype).contiguous()
tensors = {}
tensors["model.embed_tokens.weight"] = weight((vocab, hidden))
tensors["lm_head.weight"] = weight((vocab, hidden))
tensors["model.norm.weight"] = weight((hidden,))
for layer in range(num_layers):
prefix = f"model.layers.{layer}"
for sublayer in (0, 1):
attn = f"{prefix}.self_attn.{sublayer}"
tensors[f"{attn}.q_a_proj.weight"] = weight((q_lora, hidden))
tensors[f"{attn}.q_a_layernorm.weight"] = weight((q_lora,))
tensors[f"{attn}.q_b_proj.weight"] = weight((num_heads * qk, q_lora))
tensors[f"{attn}.kv_a_proj_with_mqa.weight"] = weight((kv_lora + rope, hidden))
tensors[f"{attn}.kv_a_layernorm.weight"] = weight((kv_lora,))
tensors[f"{attn}.kv_b_proj.weight"] = weight((num_heads * (nope + value), kv_lora))
tensors[f"{attn}.o_proj.weight"] = weight((hidden, num_heads * value))
tensors[f"{prefix}.input_layernorm.{sublayer}.weight"] = weight((hidden,))
tensors[f"{prefix}.post_attention_layernorm.{sublayer}.weight"] = weight((hidden,))
tensors[f"{prefix}.mlps.{sublayer}.gate_proj.weight"] = weight((ffn, hidden))
tensors[f"{prefix}.mlps.{sublayer}.up_proj.weight"] = weight((ffn, hidden))
tensors[f"{prefix}.mlps.{sublayer}.down_proj.weight"] = weight((hidden, ffn))
# LSA indexer lives on the first attention sublayer of every logical layer (CLI factor 2).
indexer = f"{prefix}.self_attn.0.indexer"
tensors[f"{indexer}.wq_b.weight"] = weight((index_heads * index_head_dim, q_lora))
tensors[f"{indexer}.wk.weight"] = weight((index_head_dim, hidden))
tensors[f"{indexer}.weights_proj.weight"] = weight((index_heads, hidden))
tensors[f"{indexer}.k_norm.weight"] = weight((index_head_dim,))
# Routers are FP32 in the source checkpoint; identity zero experts carry no weights.
tensors[f"{prefix}.mlp.router.classifier.weight"] = weight((n_routed + n_zero, hidden), torch.float32)
tensors[f"{prefix}.mlp.router.e_score_correction_bias"] = torch.zeros((n_routed + n_zero,), dtype=torch.float32)
for expert in range(n_routed):
tensors[f"{prefix}.mlp.experts.{expert}.gate_proj.weight"] = weight((expert_ffn, hidden))
tensors[f"{prefix}.mlp.experts.{expert}.up_proj.weight"] = weight((expert_ffn, hidden))
tensors[f"{prefix}.mlp.experts.{expert}.down_proj.weight"] = weight((hidden, expert_ffn))
# Over-embeddings: two n-gram windows, modulus ratio 4 like tiny-random/longcat-flash-lite.
modulus = config["oe_vocab_size_ratio"] * vocab
over_width = hidden // (config["oe_split_num"] * (config["oe_neighbor_num"] - 1))
for index in range(config["oe_split_num"] * (config["oe_neighbor_num"] - 1)):
rows = modulus + 2 * index + 1
tensors[f"model.ngram_embeddings.embedders.{index}.weight"] = weight((rows, over_width))
tensors[f"model.ngram_embeddings.post_projs.{index}.weight"] = weight((hidden, over_width))
# One MTP/NextN draft layer: tied embedding copy, EH projection, norms, dense MLA with its own indexer.
tensors["model.mtp.embed_tokens.weight"] = tensors["model.embed_tokens.weight"].clone()
tensors["model.mtp.layers.0.eh_proj.weight"] = weight((hidden, 2 * hidden))
tensors["model.mtp.layers.0.enorm.m.weight"] = weight((hidden,))
tensors["model.mtp.layers.0.hnorm.m.weight"] = weight((hidden,))
tensors["model.mtp.layers.0.input_layernorm.weight"] = weight((hidden,))
tensors["model.mtp.layers.0.post_attention_layernorm.weight"] = weight((hidden,))
draft = "model.mtp.layers.0.self_attn"
tensors[f"{draft}.q_a_proj.weight"] = weight((q_lora, hidden))
tensors[f"{draft}.q_a_layernorm.weight"] = weight((q_lora,))
tensors[f"{draft}.q_b_proj.weight"] = weight((num_heads * qk, q_lora))
tensors[f"{draft}.kv_a_proj_with_mqa.weight"] = weight((kv_lora + rope, hidden))
tensors[f"{draft}.kv_a_layernorm.weight"] = weight((kv_lora,))
tensors[f"{draft}.kv_b_proj.weight"] = weight((num_heads * (nope + value), kv_lora))
tensors[f"{draft}.o_proj.weight"] = weight((hidden, num_heads * value))
tensors[f"{draft}.indexer.wq_b.weight"] = weight((index_heads * index_head_dim, q_lora))
tensors[f"{draft}.indexer.wk.weight"] = weight((index_head_dim, hidden))
tensors[f"{draft}.indexer.weights_proj.weight"] = weight((index_heads, hidden))
tensors[f"{draft}.indexer.k_norm.weight"] = weight((index_head_dim,))
tensors["model.mtp.layers.0.transformer_layer.mlp.gate_proj.weight"] = weight((ffn, hidden))
tensors["model.mtp.layers.0.transformer_layer.mlp.up_proj.weight"] = weight((ffn, hidden))
tensors["model.mtp.layers.0.transformer_layer.mlp.down_proj.weight"] = weight((hidden, ffn))
tensors["model.mtp.norm.weight"] = weight((hidden,))
save_file(tensors, str(folder / "model.safetensors"), metadata={"format": "pt"})
expected_prefixes = (
"model.embed_tokens.",
"model.norm.",
"lm_head.",
"model.layers.",
"model.ngram_embeddings.",
"model.mtp.",
)
assert all(name.startswith(expected_prefixes) for name in tensors)
assert len(tensors["model.mtp.embed_tokens.weight"].shape) == 2
return (
"LongcatCausalLM (direct SGLang-schema tiny checkpoint): 4 dual-sublayer LongCat Flash decoder "
"layers with shortcut MoE (32 routed + 128 identity zero experts, top-k 12), compressed MLA "
"(q_lora_rank=32, kv_lora_rank=32, 32 heads, nope 32 / rope 64 / value 32), LSA indexers "
"(16 heads, head dim 128, CLI factor 2), two over-embedding windows, one MTP/NextN draft layer, "
"131,072-row untied token tables."
)
create_model(
source_model_id="meituan-longcat/LongCat-Flash-Lite-Sparse",
source_revision="35de83a18b5838ec1657edb3f885a59bbdd7888f",
save_folder="/tmp/longcat-flash-lite-sparse",
)
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