diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index e8db97e..05d9222 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -4,10 +4,8 @@ bitnet.cpp is the official inference framework for 1-bit LLMs (e.g., BitNet b1.58). It offers a suite of optimized kernels, that support **fast** and **lossless** inference of 1.58-bit models on CPU (with NPU and GPU support coming next). -The first release of bitnet.cpp is to support inference on CPUs. bitnet.cpp achieves speedups of **1.37x** to **5.07x** on ARM CPUs, with larger models experiencing greater performance gains. Additionally, it reduces energy consumption by **55.4%** to **70.0%**, further boosting overall efficiency. On x86 CPUs, speedups range from **2.37x** to **6.17x** with energy reductions between **71.9%** to **82.2%**. Furthermore, bitnet.cpp can run a 100B BitNet b1.58 model on a single CPU, achieving speeds comparable to human reading (5-7 tokens per second), significantly enhancing the potential for running LLMs on local devices. Please refer to the [technical report](https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.16144) for more details. - -m2_performance -m2_performance +performance + >The tested models are dummy setups used in a research context to demonstrate the inference performance of bitnet.cpp. @@ -18,8 +16,8 @@ A demo of bitnet.cpp running a BitNet b1.58 3B model on Apple M2: https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/7f46b736-edec-4828-b809-4be780a3e5b1 ## What's New: - -- 11/08/2024 [BitNet a4.8: 4-bit Activations for 1-bit LLMs](https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.04965) ![NEW](https://img.shields.io/badge/NEW-red) +- 02/18/2025 [Bitnet.cpp: Efficient Edge Inference for Ternary LLMs](https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.11880) ![NEW](https://img.shields.io/badge/NEW-red) +- 11/08/2024 [BitNet a4.8: 4-bit Activations for 1-bit LLMs](https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.04965) - 10/21/2024 [1-bit AI Infra: Part 1.1, Fast and Lossless BitNet b1.58 Inference on CPUs](https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.16144) - 10/17/2024 bitnet.cpp 1.0 released. - 03/21/2024 [The-Era-of-1-bit-LLMs__Training_Tips_Code_FAQ](https://github.com/microsoft/unilm/blob/master/bitnet/The-Era-of-1-bit-LLMs__Training_Tips_Code_FAQ.pdf) @@ -139,7 +137,7 @@ This project is based on the [llama.cpp](https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp) 1. Clone the repo ```bash -git clone --recursive https://github.com/microsoft/BitNet.git +git clone --recursive -b paper https://github.com/microsoft/BitNet.git cd BitNet ``` 2. Install the dependencies diff --git a/assets/f_compa.png b/assets/f_compa.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..57e9027 Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/f_compa.png differ