LiquidAI/LFM2.5-1.2B-Base

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LFM2.5-1.2B-Base by LiquidAI is a 1.17 billion parameter pre-trained base model from the LFM2.5 family, designed for on-device deployment. It features a hybrid architecture with 16 layers and was trained on a substantial 28 trillion tokens, supporting a 32,768-token context length. This model is optimized for heavy fine-tuning across various applications, including language-specific or domain-specific assistants, and training on proprietary datasets.

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LFM2.5-1.2B-Base: A Hybrid Model for On-Device AI

LFM2.5-1.2B-Base is a 1.17 billion parameter pre-trained base model developed by LiquidAI, part of the LFM2.5 family of hybrid models. Building upon the LFM2 architecture, it incorporates extended pre-training and reinforcement learning, specifically designed for on-device deployment.

Key Technical Specifications

  • Parameters: 1.17 billion
  • Architecture: 16 layers (10 double-gated LIV convolution blocks + 6 GQA blocks)
  • Training Budget: 28 trillion tokens
  • Context Length: 32,768 tokens
  • Vocabulary Size: 65,536
  • Knowledge Cutoff: Mid-2024
  • Multilingual Support: English, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Spanish

Deployment and Fine-Tuning

This base model serves as the foundation for other LFM2.5-1.2B variants, including instruction-tuned, reasoning, and Japanese-optimized models. It is provided in multiple formats for flexible deployment:

  • Native format: Ideal for fine-tuning or inference with Transformers and vLLM.
  • GGUF: Quantized for llama.cpp, optimized for CPU inference and local deployment.
  • ONNX: For cross-platform deployment and hardware-accelerated inference across diverse environments.

Recommended Use Cases

LFM2.5-1.2B-Base is primarily recommended for tasks requiring heavy fine-tuning. This includes:

  • Developing language-specific assistants (e.g., Japanese).
  • Creating domain-specific assistants (e.g., medical).
  • Training on proprietary datasets.
  • Experimenting with novel post-training approaches.

LiquidAI provides extensive documentation and Colab notebooks for inference and various fine-tuning methods (CPT, SFT, DPO, GRPO) using frameworks like Unsloth and TRL.