model export

**ONNX for Model Interoperability** **What is ONNX?** ONNX (Open Neural Network Exchange) is an open format for representing machine learning models, enabling interoperability between frameworks. **Why ONNX?** | Benefit | Description | |---------|-------------| | Portability | Train in PyTorch, deploy anywhere | | Optimization | Use ONNX Runtime for fast inference | | Hardware support | Deploy to various accelerators | | Tool ecosystem | Quantization, profiling, editing | **Exporting PyTorch to ONNX** **Basic Export** ```python import torch model = YourModel() model.eval() # Create dummy input matching expected shape dummy_input = torch.randn(1, 512) # (batch, seq_len) torch.onnx.export( model, dummy_input, "model.onnx", input_names=["input"], output_names=["output"], dynamic_axes={ "input": {0: "batch", 1: "seq_len"}, "output": {0: "batch"}, }, opset_version=14, ) ``` **For Transformers** ```python from transformers import AutoModelForCausalLM from optimum.exporters.onnx import main_export # Export with optimum main_export( model_name_or_path="meta-llama/Llama-2-7b-hf", output="./llama-onnx", task="text-generation", ) ``` **ONNX Runtime Inference** **Basic Usage** ```python import onnxruntime as ort import numpy as np # Create session session = ort.InferenceSession("model.onnx") # Run inference inputs = {"input": np.array([[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]], dtype=np.int64)} outputs = session.run(None, inputs) ``` **Optimizations** ```python # Optimize for target hardware sess_options = ort.SessionOptions() sess_options.graph_optimization_level = ort.GraphOptimizationLevel.ORT_ENABLE_ALL # Use specific providers providers = ["CUDAExecutionProvider", "CPUExecutionProvider"] session = ort.InferenceSession("model.onnx", sess_options, providers=providers) ``` **ONNX Ecosystem** | Tool | Purpose | |------|---------| | ONNX Runtime | Fast inference engine | | onnx-simplifier | Simplify ONNX graphs | | onnxoptimizer | Graph optimizations | | Netron | Visualize ONNX models | **Limitations for LLMs** - Dynamic KV cache handling is complex - Large models may have export issues - Some custom ops need converter extensions **When to Use ONNX** | Scenario | Recommendation | |----------|----------------| | Cross-framework deployment | Yes | | Edge/mobile deployment | Yes | | NVIDIA GPU serving | Consider TensorRT directly | | CPU inference | ONNX Runtime is excellent |

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