diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 95f2149..b9b4466 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -2,7 +2,15 @@ [![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-blue.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT) ![version](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-1.0-blue) -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). +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. More details will be provided soon. + +m2_performance + +>The tested models are dummy setups used in a research context to demonstrate the inference performance of bitnet.cpp. + +We hope the release of bitnet.cpp can inspire more 1-bit LLMs trained in large-scale settings. ## Demo @@ -18,7 +26,7 @@ https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/7f46b736-edec-4828-b809-4be780a3e5b1 ## Supported Models -bitnet.cpp supports a list of 1-bit models available on [Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co/) +bitnet.cpp supports a list of 1-bit models available on [Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co/), which are trained with research settings. diff --git a/assets/m2_performance.jpg b/assets/m2_performance.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9b59348 Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/m2_performance.jpg differ