---
license: other
library_name: transformers
pipeline_tag: text-generation
datasets:
- RyokoAI/ShareGPT52K
- Hello-SimpleAI/HC3
tags:
- koala
- ShareGPT
- llama
- gptq
inference: false
---
# Koala: A Dialogue Model for Academic Research
This repo contains the weights of the Koala 7B model produced at Berkeley. It is the result of combining the diffs from https://huggingface.co/young-geng/koala with the original Llama 7B model.
This version has then been quantized to 4-bit and 5-bit GGML for use with [llama.cpp](https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp).
## My Koala repos
I have the following Koala model repositories available:
**13B models:**
* [Unquantized 13B model in HF format](https://huggingface.co/TheBloke/koala-13B-HF)
* [GPTQ quantized 4bit 13B model in `pt` and `safetensors` formats](https://huggingface.co/TheBloke/koala-13B-GPTQ-4bit-128g)
* [4-bit, 5-bit and 8-bit GGML models for `llama.cpp`](https://huggingface.co/TheBloke/koala-13B-GGML)
**7B models:**
* [Unquantized 7B model in HF format](https://huggingface.co/TheBloke/koala-7B-HF)
* [Unquantized 7B model in GGML format for llama.cpp](https://huggingface.co/TheBloke/koala-7b-ggml-unquantized)
* [GPTQ quantized 4bit 7B model in `pt` and `safetensors` formats](https://huggingface.co/TheBloke/koala-7B-GPTQ-4bit-128g)
* [4-bit, 5-bit and 8-bit GGML models for `llama.cpp`](https://huggingface.co/TheBloke/koala-7B-GGML)
## THE FILES IN MAIN BRANCH REQUIRES LATEST LLAMA.CPP (May 19th 2023 - commit 2d5db48)!
llama.cpp recently made another breaking change to its quantisation methods - https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp/pull/1508
I have quantised the GGML files in this repo with the latest version. Therefore you will require llama.cpp compiled on May 19th or later (commit `2d5db48` or later) to use them.
For files compatible with the previous version of llama.cpp, please see branch `previous_llama_ggmlv2`.
## How to run in `llama.cpp`
I use the following command line; adjust for your tastes and needs:
```
./main -t 18 -m koala-7B-4bit-128g.ggmlv3.q5_0.bin --color -c 2048 --temp 0.7 --repeat_penalty 1.1 -n -1 -p "BEGINNING OF CONVERSATION:
USER:
GPT:"
```
Change `-t 18` to the number of physical CPU cores you have. For example if your system has 8 cores, 16 threads, use `-t 8`.
This model should be able to run in 8GB RAM without swapping.
## How the Koala delta weights were merged
The Koala delta weights were originally merged using the following commands, producing [koala-7B-HF](https://huggingface.co/TheBloke/koala-7B-HF):
```
git clone https://github.com/young-geng/EasyLM
git clone https://huggingface.co/nyanko7/LLaMA-7B
mkdir koala_diffs && cd koala_diffs && wget https://huggingface.co/young-geng/koala/resolve/main/koala_7b_diff_v2
cd EasyLM
PYTHON_PATH="${PWD}:$PYTHONPATH" python \
-m EasyLM.models.llama.convert_torch_to_easylm \
--checkpoint_dir=/content/LLaMA-7B \
--output_file=/content/llama-7B-LM \
--streaming=True
PYTHON_PATH="${PWD}:$PYTHONPATH" python \
-m EasyLM.scripts.diff_checkpoint --recover_diff=True \
--load_base_checkpoint='params::/content/llama-7B-LM' \
--load_target_checkpoint='params::/content/koala_diffs/koala_7b_diff_v2' \
--output_file=/content/koala_7b.diff.weights \
--streaming=True
PYTHON_PATH="${PWD}:$PYTHONPATH" python \
-m EasyLM.models.llama.convert_easylm_to_hf --model_size=7b \
--output_dir=/content/koala-7B-HF \
--load_checkpoint='params::/content/koala_7b.diff.weights' \
--tokenizer_path=/content/LLaMA-7B/tokenizer.model
```
## Discord
For further support, and discussions on these models and AI in general, join us at:
[TheBloke AI's Discord server](https://discord.gg/Jq4vkcDakD)
## Thanks, and how to contribute.
Thanks to the [chirper.ai](https://chirper.ai) team!
I've had a lot of people ask if they can contribute. I enjoy providing models and helping people, and would love to be able to spend even more time doing it, as well as expanding into new projects like fine tuning/training.
If you're able and willing to contribute it will be most gratefully received and will help me to keep providing more models, and to start work on new AI projects.
Donaters will get priority support on any and all AI/LLM/model questions and requests, access to a private Discord room, plus other benefits.
* Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheBlokeAI
* Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/TheBlokeAI
**Patreon special mentions**: Aemon Algiz, Dmitriy Samsonov, Nathan LeClaire, Trenton Dambrowitz, Mano Prime, David Flickinger, vamX, Nikolai Manek, senxiiz, Khalefa Al-Ahmad, Illia Dulskyi, Jonathan Leane, Talal Aujan, V. Lukas, Joseph William Delisle, Pyrater, Oscar Rangel, Lone Striker, Luke Pendergrass, Eugene Pentland, Sebastain Graf, Johann-Peter Hartman.
Thank you to all my generous patrons and donaters!
## Further info
Check out the following links to learn more about the Berkeley Koala model.
* [Blog post](https://bair.berkeley.edu/blog/2023/04/03/koala/)
* [Online demo](https://koala.lmsys.org/)
* [EasyLM: training and serving framework on GitHub](https://github.com/young-geng/EasyLM)
* [Documentation for running Koala locally](https://github.com/young-geng/EasyLM/blob/main/docs/koala.md)
## License
The model weights are intended for academic research only, subject to the
[model License of LLaMA](https://github.com/facebookresearch/llama/blob/main/MODEL_CARD.md),
[Terms of Use of the data generated by OpenAI](https://openai.com/policies/terms-of-use),
and [Privacy Practices of ShareGPT](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/sharegpt-share-your-chatg/daiacboceoaocpibfodeljbdfacokfjb).
Any other usage of the model weights, including but not limited to commercial usage, is strictly prohibited.