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"""
Spectral analysis of Prisma / Circuit Transformer checkpoints.
Computes SVD spectra of weight matrices and (optionally) activation covariances,
revealing how the model organizes information geometrically.
Analyses:
1. Weight spectra β singular value distributions per matrix
2. Effective rank β how many dimensions carry real signal
3. Power-law fit β Martin & Mahoney alpha exponent (training quality)
4. MP bound β Marchenko-Pastur separation of signal vs noise
5. Mirror comparison β expand vs compress activation spectra (Prisma-specific)
6. Embedding alignmentβ spectral similarity between embed and final hidden states
7. Layer-wise summary β effective rank progression through the network (the lens)
Usage:
# Weight-only analysis (no data needed)
python -m circuits.scripts.spectral_analysis --checkpoint path/to/checkpoint.pt
# Full analysis with activation spectra (needs data)
python -m circuits.scripts.spectral_analysis --checkpoint path/to/checkpoint.pt \
--data hf:HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu:sample-10BT:train --num-samples 512
# Compare two checkpoints
python -m circuits.scripts.spectral_analysis \
--checkpoint path/to/prisma.pt --checkpoint-b path/to/standard.pt
# Compare against HuggingFace model
python -m circuits.scripts.spectral_analysis \
--checkpoint path/to/prisma.pt --hf-model gpt2-medium
"""
import argparse
import json
import sys
import os
from pathlib import Path
from collections import defaultdict
import numpy as np
import torch
import torch.nn as nn
import matplotlib
matplotlib.use("Agg")
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from matplotlib.gridspec import GridSpec
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Model loading
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def load_prisma_model(checkpoint_path: str, device: str = "cpu"):
"""Load a Prisma/Circuit checkpoint, return (model, config_dict, model_type)."""
sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]))
from circuits.config import CircuitConfig
from circuits.model import CircuitTransformer
from circuits.mirrored import MirroredConfig, MirroredTransformer
ckpt = torch.load(checkpoint_path, map_location="cpu", weights_only=False)
model_type = ckpt.get("model_type", "standard")
config_dict = ckpt.get("config", {})
if model_type == "mirrored":
if config_dict.get("dual_gate_middle"):
config_dict.pop("dual_gate_middle")
config = MirroredConfig.from_dict(config_dict)
model = MirroredTransformer(config)
else:
config = CircuitConfig.from_dict(config_dict)
model = CircuitTransformer(config)
state_dict = ckpt["model"]
if any(k.startswith("_orig_mod.") for k in state_dict):
state_dict = {k.removeprefix("_orig_mod."): v for k, v in state_dict.items()}
model.load_state_dict(state_dict, strict=False)
model.to(device).eval()
return model, config_dict, model_type
def load_hf_model(model_name: str, device: str = "cpu"):
"""Load a HuggingFace causal LM."""
from transformers import AutoModelForCausalLM
model = AutoModelForCausalLM.from_pretrained(model_name, torch_dtype=torch.float32)
model.to(device).eval()
return model
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# SVD utilities
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def compute_singular_values(weight: torch.Tensor) -> np.ndarray:
"""Compute singular values of a 2D weight matrix."""
w = weight.detach().float().cpu()
if w.ndim != 2:
return None
sv = torch.linalg.svdvals(w).numpy()
return sv
def effective_rank(sv: np.ndarray) -> float:
"""Entropy-based effective rank (Roy & Vetterli, 2007).
erank = exp(H(p)) where p_i = sigma_i / sum(sigma)
and H is Shannon entropy. Ranges from 1 (rank-1) to min(m,n) (full rank).
"""
sv = sv[sv > 1e-10]
if len(sv) == 0:
return 0.0
p = sv / sv.sum()
entropy = -(p * np.log(p)).sum()
return float(np.exp(entropy))
def stable_rank(sv: np.ndarray) -> float:
"""Stable rank = ||W||_F^2 / ||W||_2^2 = sum(sigma^2) / max(sigma)^2."""
if len(sv) == 0 or sv[0] < 1e-10:
return 0.0
return float((sv ** 2).sum() / (sv[0] ** 2))
def marchenko_pastur_bound(m: int, n: int, sv: np.ndarray) -> float:
"""Estimate Marchenko-Pastur upper edge.
For a random matrix with variance sigma^2, the MP upper bound is
sigma * (1 + sqrt(m/n))^2 (assuming m >= n).
We estimate sigma from the bulk of singular values.
"""
gamma = max(m, n) / min(m, n)
# Estimate noise level from bottom half of spectrum
bottom_half = sv[len(sv) // 2:]
if len(bottom_half) == 0:
return sv[-1] if len(sv) > 0 else 0.0
sigma_est = float(np.median(bottom_half)) / np.sqrt(max(m, n))
mp_upper = sigma_est * (1.0 + np.sqrt(gamma)) ** 2 * np.sqrt(min(m, n))
return mp_upper
def fit_power_law(sv: np.ndarray, fit_fraction: float = 0.8) -> tuple[float, float]:
"""Fit power law to singular value distribution tail.
Returns (alpha, r_squared). alpha < 2 = heavy-tailed (well-trained).
"""
sv = sv[sv > 1e-10]
if len(sv) < 10:
return 0.0, 0.0
# Fit to the top `fit_fraction` of the spectrum (exclude noise floor)
n_fit = max(10, int(len(sv) * fit_fraction))
sv_fit = sv[:n_fit]
log_rank = np.log(np.arange(1, n_fit + 1))
log_sv = np.log(sv_fit)
# Linear regression in log-log space: log(sv) = -alpha * log(rank) + c
coeffs = np.polyfit(log_rank, log_sv, 1)
alpha = -coeffs[0]
# R-squared
predicted = np.polyval(coeffs, log_rank)
ss_res = ((log_sv - predicted) ** 2).sum()
ss_tot = ((log_sv - log_sv.mean()) ** 2).sum()
r_sq = 1.0 - ss_res / ss_tot if ss_tot > 0 else 0.0
return float(alpha), float(r_sq)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Weight spectrum analysis
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def analyze_weight_spectra(model: nn.Module, model_label: str = "model") -> dict:
"""Compute SVD spectra for all 2D weight matrices."""
results = {}
for name, param in model.named_parameters():
if param.ndim != 2:
continue
sv = compute_singular_values(param)
if sv is None:
continue
m, n = param.shape
mp_bound = marchenko_pastur_bound(m, n, sv)
n_above_mp = int((sv > mp_bound).sum())
alpha, r_sq = fit_power_law(sv)
results[name] = {
"shape": (m, n),
"singular_values": sv,
"effective_rank": effective_rank(sv),
"stable_rank": stable_rank(sv),
"spectral_norm": float(sv[0]),
"frobenius_norm": float(np.sqrt((sv ** 2).sum())),
"mp_bound": mp_bound,
"n_above_mp": n_above_mp,
"n_total": len(sv),
"signal_ratio": n_above_mp / len(sv) if len(sv) > 0 else 0,
"alpha": alpha,
"alpha_r2": r_sq,
"condition_number": float(sv[0] / sv[-1]) if sv[-1] > 1e-10 else float("inf"),
}
return results
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Activation spectrum analysis
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def collect_activations(model, input_ids: torch.Tensor,
word_positions: torch.Tensor = None,
model_type: str = "standard") -> dict[str, torch.Tensor]:
"""Run a forward pass and collect intermediate activations via hooks."""
activations = {}
hooks = []
def make_hook(name):
def hook_fn(module, input, output):
if isinstance(output, tuple):
out = output[0]
else:
out = output
# Store mean over batch and sequence for covariance
activations[name] = out.detach().float().cpu()
return hook_fn
# Register hooks based on model type
if model_type == "mirrored":
# Expand phase
for i, block in enumerate(model.mirror_blocks):
hooks.append(block.register_forward_hook(make_hook(f"expand_{i}")))
# Middle
for i, block in enumerate(model.middle_blocks):
hooks.append(block.register_forward_hook(make_hook(f"middle_{i}")))
# Compress β mirror blocks are reused in reverse, so we hook the FFN output
# We'll collect compress activations differently via a custom forward
else:
for i, block in enumerate(model.layers):
hooks.append(block.register_forward_hook(make_hook(f"layer_{i}")))
# Also hook the embedding output
hooks.append(model.embed.register_forward_hook(make_hook("embedding")))
with torch.no_grad():
kwargs = {}
if word_positions is not None:
kwargs["word_positions"] = word_positions
model(input_ids, **kwargs)
for h in hooks:
h.remove()
return activations
def collect_mirrored_activations(model, input_ids: torch.Tensor,
word_positions: torch.Tensor = None) -> dict[str, torch.Tensor]:
"""Collect activations from a MirroredTransformer, separating expand and compress phases.
This manually runs the forward pass to capture compress-phase activations
from the reversed mirror blocks.
"""
import math
activations = {}
with torch.no_grad():
# Embed
x = model.embed(input_ids)
if model.embed_proj is not None:
import torch.nn.functional as F
if model.embed_g3 is not None:
g4 = F.silu(model.embed_g4(x))
g3 = F.silu(model.embed_g3(x) * g4)
x = model.embed_proj(x) * g3
else:
x = F.silu(model.embed_proj(x))
x = x * model.embed_scale
activations["embedding"] = x.detach().float().cpu()
# Expand phase
for i, block in enumerate(model.mirror_blocks):
x, _ = block(x, word_positions=word_positions)
activations[f"expand_{i}"] = x.detach().float().cpu()
# Middle phase
for i, block in enumerate(model.middle_blocks):
x, _ = block(x, word_positions=word_positions)
activations[f"middle_{i}"] = x.detach().float().cpu()
# Compress phase (reversed)
for i in reversed(range(len(model.mirror_blocks))):
x, _ = model.mirror_blocks[i](x, word_positions=word_positions)
compress_idx = len(model.mirror_blocks) - 1 - i
activations[f"compress_{compress_idx}"] = x.detach().float().cpu()
# Final norm
x = model.norm(x)
activations["final_norm"] = x.detach().float().cpu()
return activations
def activation_spectrum(act: torch.Tensor, max_components: int = 256) -> dict:
"""Compute eigenspectrum of activation covariance.
act: [B, T, D] β reshape to [B*T, D], compute covariance, eigendecompose.
"""
# Flatten batch and sequence
flat = act.reshape(-1, act.shape[-1]) # [N, D]
N, D = flat.shape
if N < 2:
return None
# Center
flat = flat - flat.mean(dim=0, keepdim=True)
# Compute covariance via SVD of the data matrix (more stable than cov matrix)
n_components = min(max_components, D, N)
try:
U, S, Vh = torch.pca_lowrank(flat, q=n_components)
eigenvalues = (S ** 2 / (N - 1)).numpy()
except Exception:
# Fallback: full covariance
cov = (flat.T @ flat) / (N - 1)
eigenvalues = torch.linalg.eigvalsh(cov).flip(0).numpy()
eigenvalues = eigenvalues[:max_components]
eigenvalues = eigenvalues[eigenvalues > 1e-10]
return {
"eigenvalues": eigenvalues,
"effective_rank": effective_rank(np.sqrt(np.maximum(eigenvalues, 0))),
"total_variance": float(eigenvalues.sum()),
"top1_variance_ratio": float(eigenvalues[0] / eigenvalues.sum()) if len(eigenvalues) > 0 else 0,
"top10_variance_ratio": float(eigenvalues[:10].sum() / eigenvalues.sum()) if len(eigenvalues) >= 10 else 0,
"n_components": len(eigenvalues),
}
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Plotting
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def plot_weight_spectra(results: dict, output_dir: Path, model_label: str = "model",
results_b: dict = None, model_b_label: str = "model_b"):
"""Plot singular value distributions for all weight matrices."""
# Group by layer/component type
groups = defaultdict(list)
for name, data in results.items():
# Identify the component type
if "attn" in name and ("q_proj" in name or "wq" in name):
groups["attention_Q"].append((name, data))
elif "attn" in name and ("k_proj" in name or "wk" in name):
groups["attention_K"].append((name, data))
elif "attn" in name and ("v_proj" in name or "wv" in name):
groups["attention_V"].append((name, data))
elif "attn" in name and ("o_proj" in name or "wo" in name):
groups["attention_O"].append((name, data))
elif "w1" in name or "up_proj" in name:
groups["ffn_W1"].append((name, data))
elif "w2" in name or "down_proj" in name:
groups["ffn_W2"].append((name, data))
elif "w3" in name or "gate_proj" in name:
groups["ffn_gate_W3"].append((name, data))
elif "w4" in name:
groups["ffn_gate_W4"].append((name, data))
elif "embed" in name or "wte" in name:
groups["embedding"].append((name, data))
elif "lm_head" in name:
groups["lm_head"].append((name, data))
else:
groups["other"].append((name, data))
# Plot each group
for group_name, items in groups.items():
if not items:
continue
fig, axes = plt.subplots(1, 2, figsize=(14, 5))
fig.suptitle(f"{model_label} β {group_name} weight spectra", fontsize=13)
ax_linear, ax_log = axes
cmap = plt.cm.viridis(np.linspace(0.1, 0.9, len(items)))
for idx, (name, data) in enumerate(items):
sv = data["singular_values"]
short_name = name.split(".")[-2] + "." + name.split(".")[-1] if "." in name else name
ax_linear.plot(sv, color=cmap[idx], alpha=0.7, linewidth=0.8, label=short_name)
ax_log.loglog(np.arange(1, len(sv) + 1), sv, color=cmap[idx], alpha=0.7,
linewidth=0.8, label=short_name)
# MP bound
ax_linear.axhline(data["mp_bound"], color=cmap[idx], linestyle=":", alpha=0.3)
ax_linear.set_xlabel("Rank")
ax_linear.set_ylabel("Singular value")
ax_linear.set_title("Linear scale")
ax_linear.legend(fontsize=6, ncol=2)
ax_log.set_xlabel("Rank")
ax_log.set_ylabel("Singular value")
ax_log.set_title("Log-log scale (power law)")
ax_log.legend(fontsize=6, ncol=2)
plt.tight_layout()
fig.savefig(output_dir / f"weight_spectra_{group_name}.png", dpi=150)
plt.close(fig)
def plot_effective_rank_progression(results: dict, output_dir: Path,
model_label: str = "model",
results_b: dict = None,
model_b_label: str = "model_b"):
"""Plot effective rank per layer β the biconcave lens in eigenvalues."""
# Extract layer-ordered FFN W1 effective ranks (the main signal path)
layer_data = []
for name, data in sorted(results.items()):
if "w1" in name or "up_proj" in name:
# Extract layer index
parts = name.split(".")
layer_label = name
for p in parts:
if p.isdigit():
layer_label = p
break
layer_data.append((name, data["effective_rank"], data["stable_rank"],
data["alpha"], data["signal_ratio"], layer_label))
if not layer_data:
return
fig, axes = plt.subplots(2, 2, figsize=(14, 10))
fig.suptitle(f"{model_label} β Layer-wise spectral properties (FFN W1)", fontsize=13)
names = [d[0] for d in layer_data]
x = range(len(layer_data))
short_labels = [d[5] for d in layer_data]
# Effective rank
axes[0, 0].bar(x, [d[1] for d in layer_data], color="steelblue", alpha=0.8)
axes[0, 0].set_ylabel("Effective rank")
axes[0, 0].set_title("Effective rank (entropy-based)")
axes[0, 0].set_xticks(x)
axes[0, 0].set_xticklabels(short_labels, rotation=45, fontsize=7)
# Stable rank
axes[0, 1].bar(x, [d[2] for d in layer_data], color="coral", alpha=0.8)
axes[0, 1].set_ylabel("Stable rank")
axes[0, 1].set_title("Stable rank (Frobenius/spectral)")
axes[0, 1].set_xticks(x)
axes[0, 1].set_xticklabels(short_labels, rotation=45, fontsize=7)
# Power-law alpha
axes[1, 0].bar(x, [d[3] for d in layer_data], color="mediumpurple", alpha=0.8)
axes[1, 0].set_ylabel("Alpha")
axes[1, 0].set_title("Power-law exponent (lower = heavier tail = more structure)")
axes[1, 0].axhline(2.0, color="red", linestyle="--", alpha=0.5, label="alpha=2 boundary")
axes[1, 0].legend(fontsize=8)
axes[1, 0].set_xticks(x)
axes[1, 0].set_xticklabels(short_labels, rotation=45, fontsize=7)
# Signal ratio (above MP)
axes[1, 1].bar(x, [d[4] for d in layer_data], color="seagreen", alpha=0.8)
axes[1, 1].set_ylabel("Signal ratio")
axes[1, 1].set_title("Fraction of singular values above MP bound")
axes[1, 1].set_xticks(x)
axes[1, 1].set_xticklabels(short_labels, rotation=45, fontsize=7)
plt.tight_layout()
fig.savefig(output_dir / "layer_progression.png", dpi=150)
plt.close(fig)
def plot_activation_spectra(act_spectra: dict, output_dir: Path,
model_label: str = "model"):
"""Plot activation eigenspectra across layers."""
if not act_spectra:
return
# Sort layers in processing order
order_keys = {"embedding": -1, "final_norm": 999}
def sort_key(name):
if name in order_keys:
return order_keys[name]
parts = name.split("_")
phase = parts[0]
idx = int(parts[1]) if len(parts) > 1 and parts[1].isdigit() else 0
phase_offset = {"expand": 0, "middle": 100, "compress": 200, "layer": 0}
return phase_offset.get(phase, 300) + idx
sorted_names = sorted(act_spectra.keys(), key=sort_key)
# -- Eigenvalue distributions --
fig, axes = plt.subplots(1, 2, figsize=(14, 6))
fig.suptitle(f"{model_label} β Activation eigenspectra", fontsize=13)
cmap = plt.cm.coolwarm(np.linspace(0, 1, len(sorted_names)))
for idx, name in enumerate(sorted_names):
data = act_spectra[name]
ev = data["eigenvalues"]
axes[0].semilogy(ev / ev.sum(), color=cmap[idx], alpha=0.7, linewidth=1.0, label=name)
axes[1].plot(np.cumsum(ev) / ev.sum(), color=cmap[idx], alpha=0.7, linewidth=1.0, label=name)
axes[0].set_xlabel("Component")
axes[0].set_ylabel("Normalized eigenvalue (log)")
axes[0].set_title("Eigenvalue distribution")
axes[0].legend(fontsize=6, ncol=2)
axes[1].set_xlabel("Component")
axes[1].set_ylabel("Cumulative variance explained")
axes[1].set_title("Variance concentration")
axes[1].axhline(0.9, color="gray", linestyle="--", alpha=0.4, label="90%")
axes[1].legend(fontsize=6, ncol=2)
plt.tight_layout()
fig.savefig(output_dir / "activation_spectra.png", dpi=150)
plt.close(fig)
# -- Effective rank progression (the lens shape) --
fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(12, 5))
fig.suptitle(f"{model_label} β Activation effective rank progression", fontsize=13)
eranks = [act_spectra[n]["effective_rank"] for n in sorted_names]
colors = []
for name in sorted_names:
if "expand" in name:
colors.append("steelblue")
elif "middle" in name:
colors.append("goldenrod")
elif "compress" in name:
colors.append("coral")
else:
colors.append("gray")
ax.bar(range(len(sorted_names)), eranks, color=colors, alpha=0.8)
ax.set_xticks(range(len(sorted_names)))
ax.set_xticklabels(sorted_names, rotation=45, ha="right", fontsize=8)
ax.set_ylabel("Effective rank")
ax.set_title("Expand (blue) β Middle (gold) β Compress (coral)")
plt.tight_layout()
fig.savefig(output_dir / "activation_rank_progression.png", dpi=150)
plt.close(fig)
def plot_mirror_comparison(act_spectra: dict, output_dir: Path,
model_label: str = "model"):
"""Compare expand vs compress activation spectra for each mirror pair."""
expand_layers = sorted([n for n in act_spectra if n.startswith("expand_")])
compress_layers = sorted([n for n in act_spectra if n.startswith("compress_")])
if not expand_layers or not compress_layers:
return
n_pairs = min(len(expand_layers), len(compress_layers))
fig, axes = plt.subplots(1, n_pairs, figsize=(4 * n_pairs, 4), squeeze=False)
fig.suptitle(f"{model_label} β Mirror pair activation spectra (expand vs compress)", fontsize=13)
for i in range(n_pairs):
ax = axes[0, i]
exp_ev = act_spectra[expand_layers[i]]["eigenvalues"]
comp_ev = act_spectra[compress_layers[i]]["eigenvalues"]
n_plot = min(len(exp_ev), len(comp_ev), 100)
ax.semilogy(exp_ev[:n_plot] / exp_ev.sum(), color="steelblue", alpha=0.8,
linewidth=1.5, label="expand")
ax.semilogy(comp_ev[:n_plot] / comp_ev.sum(), color="coral", alpha=0.8,
linewidth=1.5, label="compress")
exp_er = act_spectra[expand_layers[i]]["effective_rank"]
comp_er = act_spectra[compress_layers[i]]["effective_rank"]
ax.set_title(f"Pair {i}\nerank: {exp_er:.0f} / {comp_er:.0f}", fontsize=10)
ax.set_xlabel("Component")
if i == 0:
ax.set_ylabel("Normalized eigenvalue")
ax.legend(fontsize=8)
plt.tight_layout()
fig.savefig(output_dir / "mirror_pair_comparison.png", dpi=150)
plt.close(fig)
def plot_gate_spectra(results: dict, output_dir: Path, model_label: str = "model"):
"""Compare W3 vs W4 gate weight spectra (G2LU inner vs outer gate)."""
w3_items = [(n, d) for n, d in sorted(results.items()) if "w3" in n and "ffn" in n]
w4_items = [(n, d) for n, d in sorted(results.items()) if "w4" in n and "ffn" in n]
if not w3_items or not w4_items:
return
n_pairs = min(len(w3_items), len(w4_items))
fig, axes = plt.subplots(2, 1, figsize=(12, 8))
fig.suptitle(f"{model_label} β G2LU gate spectra (W3 outer vs W4 inner)", fontsize=13)
# Overlay all W3 vs W4
cmap_w3 = plt.cm.Blues(np.linspace(0.3, 0.9, n_pairs))
cmap_w4 = plt.cm.Reds(np.linspace(0.3, 0.9, n_pairs))
for i in range(n_pairs):
sv3 = w3_items[i][1]["singular_values"]
sv4 = w4_items[i][1]["singular_values"]
axes[0].semilogy(sv3, color=cmap_w3[i], alpha=0.6, linewidth=0.8, label=f"W3 pair {i}")
axes[0].semilogy(sv4, color=cmap_w4[i], alpha=0.6, linewidth=0.8, label=f"W4 pair {i}")
axes[0].set_xlabel("Rank")
axes[0].set_ylabel("Singular value (log)")
axes[0].set_title("Gate weight spectra")
axes[0].legend(fontsize=6, ncol=4)
# Effective rank comparison
er_w3 = [w3_items[i][1]["effective_rank"] for i in range(n_pairs)]
er_w4 = [w4_items[i][1]["effective_rank"] for i in range(n_pairs)]
x = np.arange(n_pairs)
axes[1].bar(x - 0.15, er_w3, 0.3, color="steelblue", alpha=0.8, label="W3 (outer gate)")
axes[1].bar(x + 0.15, er_w4, 0.3, color="coral", alpha=0.8, label="W4 (inner gate)")
axes[1].set_xlabel("Mirror pair")
axes[1].set_ylabel("Effective rank")
axes[1].set_title("Gate effective rank by pair")
axes[1].set_xticks(x)
axes[1].legend()
plt.tight_layout()
fig.savefig(output_dir / "gate_spectra.png", dpi=150)
plt.close(fig)
def plot_embedding_alignment(results: dict, act_spectra: dict, output_dir: Path,
model_label: str = "model"):
"""Compare embedding weight spectrum with final layer activation spectrum."""
embed_data = None
for name, data in results.items():
if "embed" in name.lower() and "proj" not in name.lower() and "g3" not in name.lower() and "g4" not in name.lower():
embed_data = data
break
final_act = act_spectra.get("final_norm") or act_spectra.get("compress_0")
if embed_data is None or final_act is None:
return
fig, axes = plt.subplots(1, 2, figsize=(12, 5))
fig.suptitle(f"{model_label} β Embedding vs final activation spectra", fontsize=13)
# Normalized comparison
sv_embed = embed_data["singular_values"]
ev_final = final_act["eigenvalues"]
sv_embed_norm = sv_embed / sv_embed.sum()
ev_final_norm = ev_final / ev_final.sum()
n_plot = min(len(sv_embed_norm), len(ev_final_norm), 200)
axes[0].semilogy(sv_embed_norm[:n_plot], color="steelblue", linewidth=1.5,
label=f"Embedding (erank={embed_data['effective_rank']:.0f})")
axes[0].semilogy(ev_final_norm[:n_plot], color="coral", linewidth=1.5,
label=f"Final act (erank={final_act['effective_rank']:.0f})")
axes[0].set_xlabel("Component")
axes[0].set_ylabel("Normalized value (log)")
axes[0].set_title("Spectral shape comparison")
axes[0].legend()
# Cumulative variance
axes[1].plot(np.cumsum(sv_embed_norm[:n_plot]), color="steelblue", linewidth=1.5, label="Embedding")
axes[1].plot(np.cumsum(ev_final_norm[:n_plot]), color="coral", linewidth=1.5, label="Final activation")
axes[1].set_xlabel("Component")
axes[1].set_ylabel("Cumulative fraction")
axes[1].set_title("Variance concentration")
axes[1].axhline(0.9, color="gray", linestyle="--", alpha=0.4)
axes[1].legend()
plt.tight_layout()
fig.savefig(output_dir / "embedding_alignment.png", dpi=150)
plt.close(fig)
def plot_comparison(results_a: dict, results_b: dict,
label_a: str, label_b: str,
output_dir: Path):
"""Side-by-side comparison of two models' spectral properties."""
# Collect effective ranks for FFN W1 / up_proj
def extract_ffn_ranks(results):
ranks = []
for name, data in sorted(results.items()):
if ("w1" in name or "up_proj" in name or "c_fc" in name
or "dense_h_to_4h" in name) and "embed" not in name:
ranks.append((name, data["effective_rank"], data["stable_rank"], data["alpha"]))
return ranks
ranks_a = extract_ffn_ranks(results_a)
ranks_b = extract_ffn_ranks(results_b)
if not ranks_a or not ranks_b:
return
fig, axes = plt.subplots(1, 3, figsize=(18, 5))
fig.suptitle(f"Comparison: {label_a} vs {label_b}", fontsize=13)
n = min(len(ranks_a), len(ranks_b))
x = np.arange(n)
for ax_idx, (metric_idx, ylabel, title) in enumerate([
(1, "Effective rank", "Effective rank per layer"),
(2, "Stable rank", "Stable rank per layer"),
(3, "Alpha", "Power-law alpha per layer"),
]):
vals_a = [ranks_a[i][metric_idx] for i in range(n)]
vals_b = [ranks_b[i][metric_idx] for i in range(n)]
axes[ax_idx].bar(x - 0.15, vals_a, 0.3, color="steelblue", alpha=0.8, label=label_a)
axes[ax_idx].bar(x + 0.15, vals_b, 0.3, color="coral", alpha=0.8, label=label_b)
axes[ax_idx].set_xlabel("Layer")
axes[ax_idx].set_ylabel(ylabel)
axes[ax_idx].set_title(title)
axes[ax_idx].legend(fontsize=8)
plt.tight_layout()
fig.savefig(output_dir / "comparison.png", dpi=150)
plt.close(fig)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Summary report
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def print_summary(results: dict, model_label: str, act_spectra: dict = None):
"""Print a concise text summary of spectral analysis."""
print(f"\n{'='*70}")
print(f" Spectral Analysis: {model_label}")
print(f"{'='*70}")
# Group by component type
components = defaultdict(list)
for name, data in sorted(results.items()):
if "w1" in name or "up_proj" in name:
components["FFN W1 (up)"].append(data)
elif "w2" in name or "down_proj" in name:
components["FFN W2 (down)"].append(data)
elif "w3" in name:
components["FFN W3 (outer gate)"].append(data)
elif "w4" in name:
components["FFN W4 (inner gate)"].append(data)
elif "embed" in name.lower() and "proj" not in name and "g3" not in name and "g4" not in name:
components["Embedding"].append(data)
print(f"\n{'Component':<25} {'Shape':>12} {'eRank':>8} {'sRank':>8} {'Alpha':>8} {'Sig%':>8} {'Cond#':>10}")
print("-" * 85)
for comp_name, items in components.items():
for i, data in enumerate(items):
label = f"{comp_name}" if len(items) == 1 else f"{comp_name}[{i}]"
shape_str = f"{data['shape'][0]}x{data['shape'][1]}"
cond = f"{data['condition_number']:.0f}" if data['condition_number'] < 1e6 else "inf"
print(f"{label:<25} {shape_str:>12} {data['effective_rank']:>8.1f} "
f"{data['stable_rank']:>8.1f} {data['alpha']:>8.3f} "
f"{data['signal_ratio']*100:>7.1f}% {cond:>10}")
# Aggregate stats
all_alphas = [d["alpha"] for d in results.values() if d["alpha"] > 0]
all_eranks = [d["effective_rank"] for d in results.values()]
if all_alphas:
print(f"\n Mean alpha: {np.mean(all_alphas):.3f} (< 2.0 = heavy-tailed = well-structured)")
print(f" Mean effective rank: {np.mean(all_eranks):.1f}")
# Activation summary
if act_spectra:
print(f"\n Activation spectra:")
print(f" {'Layer':<25} {'eRank':>8} {'Top1%':>8} {'Top10%':>8}")
print(" " + "-" * 55)
order_keys = {"embedding": -1, "final_norm": 999}
def sort_key(name):
if name in order_keys:
return order_keys[name]
parts = name.split("_")
phase = parts[0]
idx = int(parts[1]) if len(parts) > 1 and parts[1].isdigit() else 0
phase_offset = {"expand": 0, "middle": 100, "compress": 200, "layer": 0}
return phase_offset.get(phase, 300) + idx
for name in sorted(act_spectra.keys(), key=sort_key):
data = act_spectra[name]
print(f" {name:<25} {data['effective_rank']:>8.1f} "
f"{data['top1_variance_ratio']*100:>7.1f}% "
f"{data['top10_variance_ratio']*100:>7.1f}%")
def save_results_json(results: dict, act_spectra: dict, output_path: Path):
"""Save numerical results (no numpy arrays) to JSON."""
out = {}
for name, data in results.items():
out[name] = {k: v for k, v in data.items() if k != "singular_values"}
out[name]["top_10_sv"] = data["singular_values"][:10].tolist()
if act_spectra:
out["_activations"] = {}
for name, data in act_spectra.items():
out["_activations"][name] = {k: v for k, v in data.items() if k != "eigenvalues"}
out["_activations"][name]["top_10_ev"] = data["eigenvalues"][:10].tolist()
with open(output_path, "w") as f:
json.dump(out, f, indent=2, default=str)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Data loading (minimal β just enough tokens for activation analysis)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def load_sample_data(data_source: str, tokenizer_name: str, num_samples: int = 256,
context_length: int = 512, device: str = "cpu"):
"""Load a small batch of tokenized data for activation analysis."""
sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]))
from circuits.data import get_tokenizer
tokenizer = get_tokenizer(tokenizer_name)
if data_source.startswith("hf:"):
from datasets import load_dataset
parts = data_source[3:].split(":")
ds_name = parts[0]
ds_config = parts[1] if len(parts) > 1 else None
ds_split = parts[2] if len(parts) > 2 else "train"
dataset = load_dataset(ds_name, ds_config, split=ds_split, streaming=True)
texts = []
for item in dataset:
texts.append(item.get("text", ""))
if len(texts) >= num_samples:
break
else:
with open(data_source) as f:
texts = [line.strip() for line in f if line.strip()][:num_samples]
# Tokenize and create batches
all_ids = []
for text in texts:
ids = tokenizer.encode(text)
if len(ids) >= context_length:
all_ids.append(ids[:context_length])
elif len(ids) > 32:
all_ids.append(ids + [tokenizer.eos_token_id] * (context_length - len(ids)))
if not all_ids:
return None, tokenizer
input_ids = torch.tensor(all_ids[:num_samples], device=device)
return input_ids, tokenizer
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Main
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def main():
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Spectral analysis of Prisma checkpoints")
parser.add_argument("--checkpoint", type=str, required=True, help="Path to Prisma/Circuit checkpoint")
parser.add_argument("--checkpoint-b", type=str, default=None, help="Second checkpoint for comparison")
parser.add_argument("--hf-model", type=str, default=None, help="HuggingFace model name for comparison")
parser.add_argument("--data", type=str, default=None,
help="Data source for activation analysis (hf:dataset:config:split or path)")
parser.add_argument("--num-samples", type=int, default=256, help="Number of samples for activation analysis")
parser.add_argument("--context-length", type=int, default=512, help="Context length for activation analysis")
parser.add_argument("--output-dir", type=str, default=None, help="Output directory (default: auto)")
parser.add_argument("--gpu", type=int, default=0, help="GPU index")
parser.add_argument("--no-activations", action="store_true", help="Skip activation analysis even if data provided")
args = parser.parse_args()
device = f"cuda:{args.gpu}" if torch.cuda.is_available() else "cpu"
print(f"Device: {device}")
# Output directory
if args.output_dir:
output_dir = Path(args.output_dir)
else:
ckpt_name = Path(args.checkpoint).parent.name
output_dir = Path("circuits/scripts/spectral_output") / ckpt_name
output_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
print(f"Output: {output_dir}")
# ββ Load model A ββ
print(f"\nLoading: {args.checkpoint}")
model_a, config_a, model_type_a = load_prisma_model(args.checkpoint, device)
label_a = Path(args.checkpoint).parent.name
print(f" Type: {model_type_a}")
n_params = sum(p.numel() for p in model_a.parameters())
print(f" Parameters: {n_params:,}")
# ββ Weight spectra (A) ββ
print("\nAnalyzing weight spectra...")
weight_results_a = analyze_weight_spectra(model_a, label_a)
print(f" Analyzed {len(weight_results_a)} weight matrices")
# ββ Activation spectra (A) ββ
act_spectra_a = None
if args.data and not args.no_activations:
tokenizer_name = torch.load(args.checkpoint, map_location="cpu",
weights_only=False).get("tokenizer_name", "gpt2")
print(f"\nLoading data for activation analysis ({args.num_samples} samples)...")
input_ids, tokenizer = load_sample_data(
args.data, tokenizer_name, args.num_samples, args.context_length, device
)
if input_ids is not None:
print(f" Data shape: {input_ids.shape}")
# Compute word positions if needed
word_positions = None
word_rope_dims = config_a.get("word_rope_dims", 0)
if word_rope_dims > 0:
from circuits.layers import build_word_start_table, compute_word_positions
word_start_table = build_word_start_table(tokenizer, len(tokenizer)).to(device)
word_positions = compute_word_positions(input_ids, word_start_table)
print(" Collecting activations...")
if model_type_a == "mirrored":
raw_acts = collect_mirrored_activations(model_a, input_ids, word_positions)
else:
raw_acts = collect_activations(model_a, input_ids, word_positions, model_type_a)
print(f" Computing activation spectra ({len(raw_acts)} layers)...")
act_spectra_a = {}
for name, act in raw_acts.items():
spec = activation_spectrum(act)
if spec is not None:
act_spectra_a[name] = spec
# ββ Model B (optional comparison) ββ
weight_results_b = None
label_b = None
if args.checkpoint_b:
print(f"\nLoading comparison: {args.checkpoint_b}")
model_b, config_b, model_type_b = load_prisma_model(args.checkpoint_b, device)
label_b = Path(args.checkpoint_b).parent.name
weight_results_b = analyze_weight_spectra(model_b, label_b)
del model_b
elif args.hf_model:
print(f"\nLoading HF model: {args.hf_model}")
model_b = load_hf_model(args.hf_model, device)
label_b = args.hf_model
weight_results_b = analyze_weight_spectra(model_b, label_b)
del model_b
if device.startswith("cuda"):
torch.cuda.empty_cache()
# ββ Plots ββ
print("\nGenerating plots...")
plot_weight_spectra(weight_results_a, output_dir, label_a)
plot_effective_rank_progression(weight_results_a, output_dir, label_a)
plot_gate_spectra(weight_results_a, output_dir, label_a)
if act_spectra_a:
plot_activation_spectra(act_spectra_a, output_dir, label_a)
plot_mirror_comparison(act_spectra_a, output_dir, label_a)
plot_embedding_alignment(weight_results_a, act_spectra_a, output_dir, label_a)
if weight_results_b and label_b:
plot_comparison(weight_results_a, weight_results_b, label_a, label_b, output_dir)
# Also print summary for B
print_summary(weight_results_b, label_b)
# ββ Summary ββ
print_summary(weight_results_a, label_a, act_spectra_a)
# ββ Save ββ
save_results_json(weight_results_a, act_spectra_a, output_dir / "results.json")
if weight_results_b:
save_results_json(weight_results_b, None, output_dir / "results_b.json")
print(f"\nAll outputs saved to: {output_dir}")
print(f" Plots: {len(list(output_dir.glob('*.png')))} PNG files")
print(f" Data: results.json")
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
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