Add kd coefficient scheduler

* build cloud images with torch 2.6.0

* nightlies too

.github/workflows/main.yml

@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ jobs:
             pytorch: 2.5.1
             axolotl_extras:
             is_latest: true
+          - cuda: 124
+            cuda_version: 12.4.1
+            python_version: "3.11"
+            pytorch: 2.6.0
+            axolotl_extras:
     runs-on: axolotl-gpu-runner
     steps:
       - name: Checkout

.github/workflows/nightlies.yml

@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ jobs:
             python_version: "3.11"
             pytorch: 2.5.1
             axolotl_extras:
+          - cuda: 124
+            cuda_version: 12.4.1
+            python_version: "3.11"
+            pytorch: 2.6.0
+            axolotl_extras:
     runs-on: axolotl-gpu-runner
     steps:
       - name: Checkout

docker/Dockerfile-cloud

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ COPY scripts/motd /etc/motd
 
 RUN pip install jupyterlab notebook ipywidgets && \
     jupyter lab clean
-RUN apt install --yes --no-install-recommends openssh-server tmux && \
+RUN apt install --yes --no-install-recommends openssh-server tmux iproute2 nvtop && \
     mkdir -p ~/.ssh && \
     chmod 700 ~/.ssh && \
     printf "\n[[ -z \"\$TMUX\"  ]] && { tmux attach-session -t ssh_tmux || tmux new-session -s ssh_tmux; exit; }\n" >> ~/.bashrc && \

docs/config.qmd

@@ -154,8 +154,6 @@ datasets:
       content: value
       # ...
 
-    message_property_mappings:
-
     # Optional[Dict[str, List]]. Roles mapping in the messages. The default is:
     roles:
       user: ["human", "user"]
@@ -556,6 +554,13 @@ special_tokens:
 # Add extra tokens.
 tokens:
 
+# Mapping token_id to new_token_string to override reserved added_tokens in the tokenizer.
+# Only works for tokens that are not part of the base vocab (aka are added_tokens).
+# Can be checked if they exist in tokenizer.json added_tokens.
+added_tokens_overrides:  # Dict[int, str]
+#  128041: "<|im_start|>"
+#  128042: "<|im_end|>"
+
 # FSDP
 fsdp:
 fsdp_config:

docs/dataset-formats/conversation.qmd

@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ datasets:
     train_on_eos:
 ```
 
+::: {.callout-tip}
+If you receive an error like "`chat_template` choice is `tokenizer_default` but tokenizer's `chat_template` is null.", it means the tokenizer does not have a default `chat_template`. Follow the examples below instead to set a custom `chat_template`.
+:::
+
 2. Using the `gemma` chat template to override the tokenizer_config.json's chat template on OpenAI messages format, training on all assistant messages.
 
 ```yaml

docs/faq.qmd

@@ -52,3 +52,7 @@ description: Frequently asked questions
 **Q: The EOS/EOT token is incorrectly being masked or not being masked.**
 
 > A: This is because of the mismatch between `tokenizer.eos_token` and EOS/EOT token in template. Please make sure to set `eos_token` under `special_tokens` to the same EOS/EOT token as in template.
+
+**Q: "`chat_template` choice is `tokenizer_default` but tokenizer's `chat_template` is null. Please add a `chat_template` in tokenizer config"**
+
+> A: This is because the tokenizer does not have a chat template. Please add a chat template in the tokenizer config. See [chat_template](dataset-formats/conversation.qmd#chat-template) for more details.

docs/reward_modelling.qmd

@@ -28,6 +28,17 @@ val_set_size: 0.1
 eval_steps: 100
 ```
 
+Bradley-Terry chat templates expect single-turn conversations in the following format:
+
+```json
+{
+    "system": "...", // optional
+    "input": "...",
+    "chosen": "...",
+    "rejected": "..."
+}
+```
+
 ### Process Reward Models (PRM)
 
 Process reward models are trained using data which contains preference annotations for each step in a series of interactions. Typically, PRMs are trained to provide reward signals over each step of a reasoning trace and are used for downstream reinforcement learning.
@@ -45,3 +56,5 @@ datasets:
 val_set_size: 0.1
 eval_steps: 100
 ```
+
+Please see [stepwise_supervised](dataset-formats/stepwise_supervised.qmd) for more details on the dataset format.

docs/rlhf.qmd

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ title: "RLHF (Beta)"
 description: "Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback is a method whereby a language model is optimized from data using human feedback."
 back-to-top-navigation: true
 toc: true
+toc-expand: 2
 toc-depth: 4
 ---
 
@@ -528,6 +529,7 @@ trl:
     vllm_gpu_memory_utilization: 0.15
     num_generations: 4
     reward_funcs: ["rewards.rand_reward_func"]    # format: '{file_name}.{fn_name}'
+    reward_weights: [1.0]
 datasets:
   - path: openai/gsm8k
     name: main
@@ -536,6 +538,8 @@ datasets:
 
 To see other examples of custom reward functions, please see [TRL GRPO Docs](https://github.com/huggingface/trl/blob/main/docs/source/grpo_trainer.md#using-a-custom-reward-function).
 
+To see description of the configs, please see [TRLConfig](https://github.com/axolotl-ai-cloud/axolotl/blob/main/src/axolotl/utils/config/models/input/v0_4_1/trl.py).
+
 ### Using local dataset files
 
 ```yaml

requirements.txt

@@ -62,4 +62,5 @@ antlr4-python3-runtime==4.13.2
 torchao==0.7.0
 schedulefree==1.3.0
 
-axolotl-contribs-lgpl==0.0.3
+axolotl-contribs-lgpl==0.0.6
+axolotl-contribs-mit==0.0.3

scripts/cutcrossentropy_install.py

@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@ if cce_spec:
 
 print(
     UNINSTALL_PREFIX
-    + 'pip install "cut-cross-entropy @ git+https://github.com/apple/ml-cross-entropy.git@9c297c905f55b73594b5d650722d1e78183b77bd"'
+    + 'pip install "cut-cross-entropy[transformers] @ git+https://github.com/apple/ml-cross-entropy.git@24fbe4b5dab9a6c250a014573613c1890190536c"'
 )

src/axolotl/cli/cloud/modal_.py

@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class ModalCloud(Cloud):
                 [
                     # Random id for cache busting of branch commits
                     f"RUN echo '{str(randint(0, 1000000))}'",  # nosec B311
-                    f"RUN cd /workspace/axolotl && git fetch && git checkout {self.config.branch}",
+                    f"RUN cd /workspace/axolotl && git fetch && git checkout {self.config.branch} && git pull",
                 ]
             )
 
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ def _preprocess(config_yaml: str, volumes=None):
 
 
 def _train(config_yaml: str, accelerate: bool = True, volumes=None, **kwargs):
+    Path("/workspace/mounts").mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
     with open("/workspace/mounts/config.yaml", "w", encoding="utf-8") as f_out:
         f_out.write(config_yaml)
     run_folder = "/workspace/mounts"
@@ -288,6 +289,7 @@ def _train(config_yaml: str, accelerate: bool = True, volumes=None, **kwargs):
 
 
 def _lm_eval(config_yaml: str, volumes=None):
+    Path("/workspace/mounts").mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
     with open("/workspace/mounts/config.yaml", "w", encoding="utf-8") as f_out:
         f_out.write(config_yaml)
     run_folder = "/workspace/mounts"

src/axolotl/cli/train.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """CLI to run training on a model."""
 
 import logging
+import os
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Union
 
@@ -34,18 +35,20 @@ def do_train(cfg: DictDefault, cli_args: TrainerCliArgs) -> None:
     """
     print_axolotl_text_art()
     check_accelerate_default_config()
-    check_user_token()
+    if int(os.getenv("LOCAL_RANK", "0")) == 0:
+        check_user_token()
 
     if cfg.rl:
         dataset_meta = load_preference_datasets(cfg=cfg, cli_args=cli_args)
     else:
         dataset_meta = load_datasets(cfg=cfg, cli_args=cli_args)
 
-    model, tokenizer = train(cfg=cfg, dataset_meta=dataset_meta)
+    model, tokenizer, trainer = train(cfg=cfg, dataset_meta=dataset_meta)
     plugin_manager = PluginManager.get_instance()
 
     del model
     del tokenizer
+    del trainer
 
     plugin_manager.post_train_unload(cfg)
 

src/axolotl/core/datasets/chat.py

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class TokenizedChatDataset(Dataset):
         process_or_cpu_count: int = (
             process_count or os.cpu_count()  # type: ignore[assignment]
         )
-        num_proc = min(64, process_or_cpu_count)
+        num_proc = min(32, process_or_cpu_count)
         features = data.features.keys()
         tokenized_data = data.map(
             map_fn,

src/axolotl/core/trainer_builder.py

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ from transformers import (
     EarlyStoppingCallback,
     TrainerCallback,
 )
+from transformers.training_args import OptimizerNames
 from trl.trainer.utils import RewardDataCollatorWithPadding
 
 from axolotl.core.trainers.base import (
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ from axolotl.utils.collators import (
     V2BatchSamplerDataCollatorForSeq2Seq,
 )
 from axolotl.utils.collators.mm_chat import MultiModalChatDataCollator
+from axolotl.utils.config.models.input.v0_4_1 import CustomSupportedOptimizers
 from axolotl.utils.models import ensure_dtype
 
 try:
@@ -549,28 +551,6 @@ class HFCausalTrainerBuilder(TrainerBuilderBase):
             training_arguments_kwargs["run_name"] = self.cfg.mlflow_run_name
         else:
             training_arguments_kwargs["run_name"] = None
-        training_arguments_kwargs["optim"] = (
-            self.cfg.optimizer if self.cfg.optimizer else "adamw_hf"
-        )
-        if self.cfg.optim_args:
-            if isinstance(self.cfg.optim_args, dict):
-                optim_args = ",".join(
-                    [f"{key}={value}" for key, value in self.cfg.optim_args.items()]
-                )
-            else:
-                optim_args = self.cfg.optim_args
-            training_arguments_kwargs["optim_args"] = optim_args
-        if self.cfg.optim_target_modules:
-            training_arguments_kwargs[
-                "optim_target_modules"
-            ] = self.cfg.optim_target_modules
-        training_arguments_kwargs["loraplus_lr_ratio"] = self.cfg.loraplus_lr_ratio
-        training_arguments_kwargs[
-            "loraplus_lr_embedding"
-        ] = self.cfg.loraplus_lr_embedding
-        training_arguments_kwargs["embedding_lr"] = self.cfg.embedding_lr
-        training_arguments_kwargs["embedding_lr_scale"] = self.cfg.embedding_lr_scale
-        training_arguments_kwargs["lr_groups"] = self.cfg.lr_groups
 
         if self.cfg.lr_scheduler in ["one_cycle", "rex", "log_sweep"]:
             training_arguments_kwargs["lr_scheduler_type"] = "cosine"
@@ -656,46 +636,114 @@ class HFCausalTrainerBuilder(TrainerBuilderBase):
         if self.cfg.reward_model:
             training_arguments_kwargs["max_length"] = self.cfg.sequence_len
 
-        # pylint: disable=duplicate-code
-        if self.cfg.optimizer in [
-            "optimi_adamw",
-            "ao_adamw_4bit",
-            "ao_adamw_8bit",
-            "ao_adamw_fp8",
-            "adopt_adamw",
-        ]:
-            # Set default so transformers doesn't throw
-            training_arguments_kwargs["optim"] = "adamw_hf"
-            training_arguments_kwargs["alternate_optimizer"] = self.cfg.optimizer
+        # Handle custom optimizer
+        custom_supported_optimizers = [opt.value for opt in CustomSupportedOptimizers]
+        if self.cfg.optimizer in custom_supported_optimizers:
+            # Common optimizer kwargs
+            optimizer_kwargs = {
+                "lr": training_arguments_kwargs.get("learning_rate"),
+                "weight_decay": training_arguments_kwargs.get("weight_decay"),
+            }
 
-        if self.cfg.optimizer == "lion_pytorch":
-            from lion_pytorch import Lion
+            # Adam-specific kwargs
+            adam_kwargs = {}
+            if training_arguments_kwargs.get(
+                "adam_beta1"
+            ) and training_arguments_kwargs.get("adam_beta2"):
+                adam_kwargs["betas"] = (
+                    training_arguments_kwargs.get("adam_beta1"),
+                    training_arguments_kwargs.get("adam_beta2"),
+                )
+            if training_arguments_kwargs.get("adam_epsilon"):
+                adam_kwargs["eps"] = training_arguments_kwargs.get("adam_epsilon")
 
-            lion_kwargs = {"lr": training_arguments_kwargs["learning_rate"]}
-            if "weight_decay" in training_arguments_kwargs:
-                lion_kwargs["weight_decay"] = training_arguments_kwargs["weight_decay"]
-
-            if (
-                "adam_beta1" in training_arguments_kwargs
-                and "adam_beta2" in training_arguments_kwargs
-            ):
-                lion_kwargs["betas"] = (
-                    training_arguments_kwargs["adam_beta1"],
-                    training_arguments_kwargs["adam_beta2"],
+            if self.cfg.optimizer == "muon":
+                from axolotl.contribs.mit.muon import (  # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
+                    MuonOptimizerFactory,
                 )
 
-            trainer_kwargs["optimizers"] = (
-                Lion(params=self.model.parameters(), **lion_kwargs),
-                None,
+                optimizer_cls = MuonOptimizerFactory
+                optimizer_kwargs.update(adam_kwargs)
+            elif self.cfg.optimizer == "optimi_adamw":
+                from optimi import AdamW
+
+                optimizer_kwargs["foreach"] = False
+                optimizer_cls = AdamW
+                optimizer_kwargs.update(adam_kwargs)
+            elif self.cfg.optimizer == "ao_adamw_4bit":
+                # TODO remove 20250401
+                from torchao.prototype.low_bit_optim import AdamW4bit
+
+                optimizer_cls = AdamW4bit
+                optimizer_kwargs.update(adam_kwargs)
+
+                LOG.warning(
+                    f"`ao_adamw_4bit` will be deprecated soon. Please use `{OptimizerNames.ADAMW_TORCH_4BIT}` instead."
+                )
+            elif self.cfg.optimizer == "ao_adamw_8bit":
+                from torchao.prototype.low_bit_optim import AdamW8bit
+
+                optimizer_cls = AdamW8bit
+                optimizer_kwargs.update(adam_kwargs)
+            elif self.cfg.optimizer == "ao_adamw_fp8":
+                from torchao.prototype.low_bit_optim import AdamWFp8
+
+                optimizer_cls = AdamWFp8
+                optimizer_kwargs.update(adam_kwargs)
+            elif self.cfg.optimizer == "adopt_adamw":
+                from axolotl.utils.optimizers.adopt import ADOPT
+
+                optimizer_cls = ADOPT
+                adam_kwargs["decouple"] = True
+                optimizer_kwargs.update(adam_kwargs)
+
+            # Parse any additional optimizer args from config
+            if self.cfg.optim_args:
+                if isinstance(self.cfg.optim_args, dict):
+                    optimizer_kwargs.update(self.cfg.optim_args)
+                else:
+                    # Parse string format "key1=value1,key2=value2"
+                    for mapping in self.cfg.optim_args.replace(" ", "").split(","):
+                        key, value = mapping.split("=")
+                        optimizer_kwargs[key] = value
+
+            trainer_kwargs["optimizer_cls_and_kwargs"] = (
+                optimizer_cls,
+                optimizer_kwargs,
             )
-            # Set default so transformers doesn't throw
-            training_arguments_kwargs["optim"] = "adamw_hf"
+        else:
+            # Use transformers' optimizer
+            training_arguments_kwargs["optim"] = self.cfg.optimizer
+
+            # Parse any additional optimizer args from config
+            if self.cfg.optim_args:
+                if isinstance(self.cfg.optim_args, dict):
+                    optim_args = ",".join(
+                        [f"{key}={value}" for key, value in self.cfg.optim_args.items()]
+                    )
+                else:
+                    optim_args = self.cfg.optim_args
+                training_arguments_kwargs["optim_args"] = optim_args
 
         if self.cfg.optimizer == "adamw_anyprecision":
             if Path(self.cfg.torchdistx_path).exists():
                 sys.path.append(self.cfg.torchdistx_path)
                 importlib.import_module("torchdistx")
 
+        if self.cfg.optim_target_modules:
+            training_arguments_kwargs[
+                "optim_target_modules"
+            ] = self.cfg.optim_target_modules
+
+        training_arguments_kwargs["embedding_lr"] = self.cfg.embedding_lr
+        training_arguments_kwargs["embedding_lr_scale"] = self.cfg.embedding_lr_scale
+
+        training_arguments_kwargs["loraplus_lr_ratio"] = self.cfg.loraplus_lr_ratio
+        training_arguments_kwargs[
+            "loraplus_lr_embedding"
+        ] = self.cfg.loraplus_lr_embedding
+        training_arguments_kwargs["lr_groups"] = self.cfg.lr_groups
+
         if self.cfg.accelerator_config:
             training_arguments_kwargs[
                 "accelerator_config"
@@ -703,8 +751,12 @@ class HFCausalTrainerBuilder(TrainerBuilderBase):
 
         if self.cfg.kd_ce_alpha is not None:
             training_arguments_kwargs["kd_ce_alpha"] = self.cfg.kd_ce_alpha
+            if self.cfg.kd_ce_alpha_end is not None:
+                training_arguments_kwargs["kd_ce_alpha_end"] = self.cfg.kd_ce_alpha_end
         if self.cfg.kd_alpha is not None:
             training_arguments_kwargs["kd_alpha"] = self.cfg.kd_alpha
+            if self.cfg.kd_alpha_end is not None:
+                training_arguments_kwargs["kd_alpha_end"] = self.cfg.kd_alpha_end
         if self.cfg.kd_temperature is not None:
             training_arguments_kwargs["kd_temperature"] = self.cfg.kd_temperature
         if self.cfg.kd_zscore_base_temp is not None:

src/axolotl/core/trainers/base.py

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from typing import Dict, Literal, Optional
 import torch
 from datasets import Dataset
 from peft.optimizers import create_loraplus_optimizer
+from torch import nn
 from torch.optim.lr_scheduler import OneCycleLR
 from torch.utils.data import BatchSampler, DataLoader, RandomSampler, SequentialSampler
 from transformers import Trainer
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ from transformers.utils import is_sagemaker_mp_enabled
 from trl import CPOTrainer, KTOTrainer, ORPOTrainer, PRMTrainer, RewardTrainer
 from trl.trainer.utils import pad_to_length
 
+from axolotl.integrations.base import BaseOptimizerFactory
 from axolotl.monkeypatch.relora import ReLoRAScheduler
 from axolotl.utils.samplers import MultipackBatchSampler, get_dataset_lengths
 from axolotl.utils.schedulers import (
@@ -166,47 +168,18 @@ class SchedulerMixin(Trainer):
         return self.lr_scheduler
 
 
-class AxolotlTrainer(SchedulerMixin, Trainer):
+class OptimizerMixin(Trainer):
     """
-    Extend the base Trainer for axolotl helpers
+    Mixin class for shared handling of building custom optimizers
     """
 
     args = None  # type: "AxolotlTrainingArguments"  # type: ignore[name-defined]
-    tag_names = ["axolotl"]
 
-    def __init__(
-        self,
-        *_args,
-        bench_data_collator=None,
-        eval_data_collator=None,
-        dataset_tags=None,
-        **kwargs,
-    ):
-        self.bench_data_collator = bench_data_collator
-        self.eval_data_collator = eval_data_collator
-        self.dataset_tags = dataset_tags
-        self._signature_columns = None  # workaround for pylint
-        super().__init__(*_args, **kwargs)
-        self.train_data_collator = self.data_collator
-        self._stored_metrics = defaultdict(lambda: defaultdict(list))
-        if self.args.orpo_alpha:
-            self.loss_fct = torch.nn.CrossEntropyLoss(reduction="none")
-
-    def _wrap_model(self, model, training=True, dataloader=None):
-        if self.args.torch_compile:
-            torch._dynamo.config.accumulated_cache_size_limit = (  # pylint: disable=protected-access
-                256
-            )
-            model = torch.compile(
-                model,
-                backend=self.args.torch_compile_backend,
-                mode=self.args.torch_compile_mode,
-            )
-        return super()._wrap_model(model, training=training, dataloader=dataloader)
-
-    def create_optimizer_grouped_parameters(self, opt_model, optimizer_kwargs):
+    def create_optimizer_grouped_parameters(
+        self, opt_model, optimizer_kwargs
+    ) -> list[dict]:
         decay_parameters = self.get_decay_parameter_names(opt_model)
-        params = {
+        params: dict = {
             "to_weight_decay": {},  # LayerNorm and bias
             "embeddings": {},  # lm_head, embed_tokens,
             "no_weight_decay": {},
@@ -293,23 +266,30 @@ class AxolotlTrainer(SchedulerMixin, Trainer):
             and self.args.embedding_lr_scale is None
             and self.args.embedding_lr is None
             and self.args.lr_groups is None
-            and self.args.alternate_optimizer
-            not in [
-                "optimi_adamw",
-                "ao_adamw_8bit",
-                "ao_adamw_4bit",
-                "ao_adamw_fp8",
-                "adopt_adamw",
-            ]
+            and self.optimizer_cls_and_kwargs is None
         ):
             return super().create_optimizer()
 
         opt_model = self.model_wrapped if is_sagemaker_mp_enabled() else self.model
-        if self.optimizer is None:  # pylint: disable=access-member-before-definition
-            optimizer_cls, optimizer_kwargs = Trainer.get_optimizer_cls_and_kwargs(
-                self.args,
-                opt_model,
+
+        if (
+            not self.optimizer
+            and self.optimizer_cls_and_kwargs is not None
+            and issubclass(self.optimizer_cls_and_kwargs[0], BaseOptimizerFactory)
+        ):
+            optimizer_factory_cls, optimizer_kwargs = self.optimizer_cls_and_kwargs
+            self.optimizer = optimizer_factory_cls()(
+                opt_model, self.args, **optimizer_kwargs
             )
+
+        if not self.optimizer:
+            if self.optimizer_cls_and_kwargs is not None:
+                optimizer_cls, optimizer_kwargs = self.optimizer_cls_and_kwargs
+            else:
+                optimizer_cls, optimizer_kwargs = self.get_optimizer_cls_and_kwargs(
+                    self.args, opt_model
+                )
+
             optimizer_grouped_parameters = self.create_optimizer_grouped_parameters(
                 opt_model, optimizer_kwargs
             )
@@ -326,50 +306,47 @@ class AxolotlTrainer(SchedulerMixin, Trainer):
                     loraplus_lr_embedding=loraplus_lr_embedding,
                     **optimizer_kwargs,
                 )
-            elif (
-                self.args.embedding_lr_scale is not None
-                or self.args.embedding_lr is not None
-                or self.args.lr_groups is not None
-            ):
-                self.optimizer = (  # pylint: disable=attribute-defined-outside-init
-                    optimizer_cls(optimizer_grouped_parameters, **optimizer_kwargs)
-                )
-            elif self.args.alternate_optimizer == "optimi_adamw":
-                from optimi import AdamW
+            else:
+                # Overwrite `params` in case it's created by `get_optimizer_cls_and_kwargs`
+                # e.g. for GaLore optimizer.
+                if "params" in optimizer_kwargs:
+                    optimizer_grouped_parameters = optimizer_kwargs.pop("params")
 
-                self.optimizer = (  # pylint: disable=attribute-defined-outside-init
-                    AdamW(
-                        optimizer_grouped_parameters, foreach=False, **optimizer_kwargs
+                # Overwrite `model` in case it's created by `get_optimizer_cls_and_kwargs`
+                # e.g. for LOMO optimizer.
+                if "model" in optimizer_kwargs:
+                    optimizer_grouped_parameters = optimizer_kwargs.pop("model")
+
+                # For layer-wise dummy optimizers we overwrite optimizer_grouped_parameters with `optimizer_dict`
+                # to avoid arguments conflicts.
+                if "optimizer_dict" in optimizer_kwargs:
+                    optimizer_grouped_parameters = optimizer_kwargs.pop(
+                        "optimizer_dict"
                     )
-                )
-            elif self.args.alternate_optimizer == "ao_adamw_4bit":
-                from torchao.prototype.low_bit_optim import AdamW4bit
 
-                self.optimizer = (  # pylint: disable=attribute-defined-outside-init
-                    AdamW4bit(optimizer_grouped_parameters, **optimizer_kwargs)
+                self.optimizer = optimizer_cls(
+                    optimizer_grouped_parameters, **optimizer_kwargs
                 )
-            elif self.args.alternate_optimizer == "ao_adamw_8bit":
-                from torchao.prototype.low_bit_optim import AdamW8bit
 
-                self.optimizer = (  # pylint: disable=attribute-defined-outside-init
-                    AdamW8bit(optimizer_grouped_parameters, **optimizer_kwargs)
-                )
-            elif self.args.alternate_optimizer == "ao_adamw_fp8":
-                from torchao.prototype.low_bit_optim import AdamWFp8
+            if optimizer_cls.__name__ == "Adam8bit":
+                import bitsandbytes
 
-                self.optimizer = (  # pylint: disable=attribute-defined-outside-init
-                    AdamWFp8(optimizer_grouped_parameters, **optimizer_kwargs)
-                )
-            elif self.args.alternate_optimizer == "adopt_adamw":
-                from axolotl.utils.optimizers.adopt import ADOPT
+                manager = bitsandbytes.optim.GlobalOptimManager.get_instance()
 
-                self.optimizer = (  # pylint: disable=attribute-defined-outside-init
-                    ADOPT(
-                        optimizer_grouped_parameters,
-                        decouple=True,
-                        **optimizer_kwargs,
-                    )
-                )
+                skipped = 0
+                for module in opt_model.modules():
+                    if isinstance(module, nn.Embedding):
+                        skipped += sum(
+                            {
+                                p.data_ptr(): p.numel() for p in module.parameters()
+                            }.values()
+                        )
+                        LOG.info(f"skipped {module}: {skipped/2**20}M params")
+                        manager.register_module_override(
+                            module, "weight", {"optim_bits": 32}
+                        )
+                        LOG.debug(f"bitsandbytes: will optimize {module} in fp32")
+                LOG.info(f"skipped: {skipped/2**20}M params")
 
         if is_sagemaker_mp_enabled():
             self.optimizer = smp.DistributedOptimizer(  # pylint: disable=attribute-defined-outside-init
@@ -378,6 +355,45 @@ class AxolotlTrainer(SchedulerMixin, Trainer):
 
         return self.optimizer
 
+
+class AxolotlTrainer(SchedulerMixin, OptimizerMixin, Trainer):
+    """
+    Extend the base Trainer for axolotl helpers
+    """
+
+    args = None  # type: "AxolotlTrainingArguments"  # type: ignore[name-defined]
+    tag_names = ["axolotl"]
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        *_args,
+        bench_data_collator=None,
+        eval_data_collator=None,
+        dataset_tags=None,
+        **kwargs,
+    ):
+        self.bench_data_collator = bench_data_collator
+        self.eval_data_collator = eval_data_collator
+        self.dataset_tags = dataset_tags
+        self._signature_columns = None  # workaround for pylint
+        super().__init__(*_args, **kwargs)
+        self.train_data_collator = self.data_collator
+        self._stored_metrics = defaultdict(lambda: defaultdict(list))
+        if self.args.orpo_alpha:
+            self.loss_fct = torch.nn.CrossEntropyLoss(reduction="none")
+
+    def _wrap_model(self, model, training=True, dataloader=None):
+        if self.args.torch_compile:
+            torch._dynamo.config.accumulated_cache_size_limit = (  # pylint: disable=protected-access
+                256
+            )
+            model = torch.compile(
+                model,
+                backend=self.args.torch_compile_backend,
+                mode=self.args.torch_compile_mode,
+            )
+        return super()._wrap_model(model, training=training, dataloader=dataloader)
+
     def _get_train_sampler(self) -> Optional[torch.utils.data.Sampler]:
         if self.args.sample_packing and not self.args.pretraining:
             if self.args.multipack_real_batches:

src/axolotl/integrations/base.py

@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ import importlib
 import logging
 from typing import OrderedDict
 
+import torch
+
 
 class BasePlugin:
     """
@@ -469,3 +471,14 @@ class PluginManager:
         """
         for plugin in self.plugins.values():
             plugin.post_train_unload(cfg)
+
+
+class BaseOptimizerFactory:
+    """
+    Base class for factories to create custom optimizers
+    """
+
+    def __call__(
+        self, opt_model, training_args, **optimizer_kwargs
+    ) -> "torch.optim.Optimizer":
+        pass

src/axolotl/integrations/cut_cross_entropy/README.md

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Run the following command to install `cut_cross_entropy[transformers]` if you do
 python scripts/cutcrossentropy_install.py | sh
 
 # if you are not in dev environment
-pip3 uninstall -y cut-cross-entropy && pip3 install "cut-cross-entropy @ git+https://github.com/apple/ml-cross-entropy.git@9c297c905f55b73594b5d650722d1e78183b77bd"'
+pip3 uninstall -y cut-cross-entropy && pip3 install "cut-cross-entropy[transformers] @ git+https://github.com/apple/ml-cross-entropy.git@24fbe4b5dab9a6c250a014573613c1890190536c"
 ```
 
 ## Usage

src/axolotl/integrations/cut_cross_entropy/__init__.py

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ LOG = logging.getLogger("axolotl.integrations.cut_cross_entropy")
 
 _CCE_INSTALL_MESSAGE = (
     "Please install cut_cross_entropy with transformers support using "
-    '`pip install "cut-cross-entropy[transformers]==24.11.4"`'
+    '`pip install "cut-cross-entropy[transformers] @ git+https://github.com/apple/ml-cross-entropy.git@24fbe4b5dab9a6c250a014573613c1890190536c"`'
 )
 
 

src/axolotl/integrations/kd/__init__.py

@@ -34,3 +34,12 @@ class KDPlugin(BasePlugin):
 
             return AxolotlKDTrainer
         return None
+
+    def add_callbacks_post_trainer(self, cfg, trainer):
+        callbacks = []
+        if cfg.kd_trainer:
+            from .callbacks import KDAlphaSchedulerCallback
+
+            callbacks.append(KDAlphaSchedulerCallback())
+
+        return callbacks

src/axolotl/integrations/kd/args.py

@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ class KDArgs(BaseModel):
         float
     ] = None  # loss coefficient for cross-entropy loss during KD
     kd_alpha: Optional[float] = None  # loss coefficient for KD loss
+    kd_ce_alpha_end: Optional[float] = None  # end value for kd_ce_alpha
+    kd_alpha_end: Optional[float] = None  # end value for kd_alpha
     kd_temperature: Optional[float] = None  # temperature for sampling during KD
     kd_zscore_base_temp: Optional[float] = None  # base temperature for zscore scaling
     kd_top_k_before_softmax: Optional[

src/axolotl/integrations/kd/callbacks.py

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+from transformers import TrainerCallback
+
+
+class KDAlphaSchedulerCallback(TrainerCallback):
+    """Callback to for scheduling KD alpha during training."""
+
+    def on_epoch_begin(
+        self, args, state, control, **kwargs  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+    ):
+        if int(state.epoch) == 0:
+            state.kd_alpha = args.kd_alpha
+            state.kd_ce_alpha = args.kd_ce_alpha
+        elif int(state.epoch) == state.num_train_epochs - 1:
+            if args.kd_alpha_end is not None:
+                control.kd_alpha = args.kd_alpha_end
+            if args.kd_ce_alpha_end is not None:
+                control.kd_ce_alpha = args.kd_ce_alpha_end
+        else:
+            epoch_steps = state.num_train_epochs - 1
+            scale = int(state.epoch) / epoch_steps
+            if args.kd_alpha_end is not None:
+                control.kd_alpha = (
+                    args.kd_alpha + (args.kd_alpha_end - args.kd_alpha) * scale
+                )
+            if args.kd_ce_alpha_end is not None:
+                control.kd_ce_alpha = (
+                    args.kd_ce_alpha + (args.kd_ce_alpha_end - args.kd_ce_alpha) * scale
+                )

src/axolotl/integrations/kd/chat_template.py

@@ -62,10 +62,16 @@ class ChatTemplateStrategyWithKD(ChatTemplateStrategy):
         Transform logprobs to target format for KD training
         """
 
-        logprobs = sample.pop(self.logprobs_field)
+        if "target_logprobs" in sample.keys() and "target_token_ids" in sample.keys():
+            logprobs = sample.pop("target_logprobs")
+            token_ids = sample.pop("target_token_ids")
+        else:
+            logprobs = sample.pop(self.logprobs_field)
+            token_ids = [None] * len(logprobs)
+
         target_seq_len = len(logprobs)
         input_seq_len = len(sample["input_ids"])
-        input_padding_len = input_seq_len - target_seq_len
+        target_padding_len = input_seq_len - target_seq_len
         # get non-zero top-k (prune None logprobs from vllm data step)
         top_k_vals = [
             len(logprobs[i])
@@ -82,11 +88,11 @@ class ChatTemplateStrategyWithKD(ChatTemplateStrategy):
         target_token_ids = []
         target_mask = []
 
-        if input_padding_len < 0:
+        if target_padding_len < 0:
             # logprobs is longer than target_seq_len,
             # so we need to slice from the left/beginning of logprobs
             logprobs = logprobs[:-input_seq_len]
-            input_padding_len = 0
+            target_padding_len = 0
             # target_seq_len = input_seq_len
 
         # truncate the second dimension of the logprobs to top_k
@@ -98,33 +104,37 @@ class ChatTemplateStrategyWithKD(ChatTemplateStrategy):
         # for causal models, if we start the range at 1, then we don't need to shift in the trainer
         # otherwise, we need to shift in the trainer
         shift = 0
-        for _ in range(shift, input_padding_len):
+        for _ in range(shift, target_padding_len):
             target_logprobs.append([-float("inf")] * top_k)
             target_token_ids.append(list(range(top_k)))
             target_mask.append([0] * top_k)
 
-        for position in range(input_padding_len, input_seq_len):
+        for position in range(target_padding_len, input_seq_len):
             if sample["labels"][position] == -100:
                 target_mask.append([0] * top_k)
             else:
                 target_mask.append([1] * top_k)
 
-        for _, token_pos_logprobs in enumerate(logprobs):
+        for token_pos_logprobs, token_pos_token_ids in zip(logprobs, token_ids):
             # Initialize collections for logprobs and token_ids
             position_logprobs = []
             position_token_ids = []
 
             # Process each token probability entry
-            for entry in token_pos_logprobs:
-                # Extract logprob value
-                logprob = entry["logprob"]
+            if token_pos_token_ids is None:
+                for entry in token_pos_logprobs:
+                    # Extract logprob value
+                    logprob = entry["logprob"]
 
-                # Parse token_id from the "token_id:###" format
-                token_id = int(entry["token"].split(":")[1])
+                    # Parse token_id from the "token_id:###" format
+                    token_id = int(entry["token"].split(":")[1])
 
-                # Append to our collections
-                position_logprobs.append(logprob)
-                position_token_ids.append(token_id)
+                    # Append to our collections
+                    position_logprobs.append(logprob)
+                    position_token_ids.append(token_id)
+            else:
+                position_logprobs = token_pos_logprobs
+                position_token_ids = token_pos_token_ids
 
             # Convert to a tensor for easier manipulation
             position_logprobs_tensor = torch.tensor(
@@ -143,6 +153,7 @@ class ChatTemplateStrategyWithKD(ChatTemplateStrategy):
                 teacher_probs_t2 = teacher_probs_t1**exponent
             else:
                 teacher_probs_t2 = teacher_probs_t1
+
             # Re-normalize
             teacher_probs_t2 = teacher_probs_t2 / teacher_probs_t2.sum(
                 dim=0, keepdim=True

src/axolotl/integrations/kd/trainer.py

@@ -16,17 +16,35 @@
 KD trainer
 """
 
+from transformers import TrainerControl
+
 from axolotl.core.trainers.base import AxolotlTrainer
 
 from .topk_logprob.forward_kl import loss as topk_kd_loss
 from .topk_logprob.forward_kl import topk_kd_loss_with_zscore
 
 
+class AxolotlKDTrainerControl(TrainerControl):
+    kd_alpha: float = 1.0
+    kd_ce_alpha: float = 0.0
+
+    def state(self) -> dict:
+        state_val = super().state()
+        state_val["args"]["kd_alpha"] = self.kd_alpha
+        state_val["args"]["kd_ce_alpha"] = self.kd_ce_alpha
+
+
 class AxolotlKDTrainer(AxolotlTrainer):
     """
     Custom trainer subclass for Knowledge Distillation (KD)
     """
 
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.kd_alpha = self.args.kd_alpha
+        self.kd_ce_alpha = self.args.kd_ce_alpha
+        self.control = AxolotlKDTrainerControl()
+
     def _set_signature_columns_if_needed(self):
         super()._set_signature_columns_if_needed()
         columns_to_add = []
@@ -95,9 +113,8 @@ class AxolotlKDTrainer(AxolotlTrainer):
                 top_k_before_softmax=1 if self.args.kd_top_k_before_softmax else 0,
             )
 
-        if self.args.kd_ce_alpha > 0:
-            kd_alpha = self.args.kd_alpha
-            loss = self.args.kd_ce_alpha * outputs["loss"] + kd_alpha * loss_kd
+        if self.kd_ce_alpha > 0:
+            loss = self.kd_ce_alpha * outputs["loss"] + self.kd_alpha * loss_kd
         else:
             loss = loss_kd
         # Save past state if it exists

src/axolotl/integrations/spectrum/args.py

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Module for handling Spectrum input arguments.
 """
 from typing import Optional
 
-from pydantic import BaseModel
+from pydantic import BaseModel, model_validator
 
 
 class SpectrumArgs(BaseModel):
@@ -27,3 +27,20 @@ class SpectrumArgs(BaseModel):
 
     spectrum_top_fraction: Optional[float] = 0.5
     spectrum_model_name: Optional[str] = None
+
+    @model_validator(mode="before")
+    @classmethod
+    def check_fsdp_use_orig_params(cls, data):
+        if (
+            data.get("fsdp")
+            and data.get("fsdp_config")
+            and not data["fsdp_config"].get("use_orig_params")
+            and data.get("plugins")
+            and any("SpectrumPlugin" in plugin for plugin in data["plugins"])
+        ):
+            # would otherwise raise
+            # ValueError: Must flatten tensors with uniform `requires_grad` when `use_orig_params=False`
+            raise ValueError(
+                "FSDP + SpectrumPlugin cannot be used together when `use_orig_params=False` is set"
+            )
+        return data

src/axolotl/train.py

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import signal
 import sys
 import weakref
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any
+from typing import Any, Dict
 
 import torch
 import transformers.modelcard
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from transformers.integrations.deepspeed import is_deepspeed_zero3_enabled
 from transformers.trainer import Trainer
 
 from axolotl.common.datasets import TrainDatasetMeta
-from axolotl.contribs.lgpl.unsloth import (  # pylint: disable = no-name-in-module
+from axolotl.contribs.lgpl import (  # pylint: disable = no-name-in-module
     fix_untrained_tokens,
 )
 from axolotl.core.trainer_builder import HFCausalTrainerBuilder, HFRLTrainerBuilder
@@ -382,21 +382,23 @@ def handle_untrained_tokens_fix(
     if not cfg.fix_untrained_tokens:
         return
 
+    is_ds_zero3: bool = False
+    if os.environ.get("ACCELERATE_DEEPSPEED_ZERO_STAGE") == "3":
+        is_ds_zero3 = True
+
     # Check if the `token_ids_to_fix` kwarg exists in the fix_untrained_tokens args
     sig = inspect.signature(fix_untrained_tokens)
 
+    fix_kwargs: Dict[str, Any] = {}
     # If the function has the `token_ids_to_fix` arg, and fix_untrained_tokens is a list
     if "token_ids_to_fix" in sig.parameters and isinstance(
         cfg.fix_untrained_tokens, list
     ):
-        fix_untrained_tokens(
-            model,
-            tokenizer,
-            train_dataset,
-            token_ids_to_fix=cfg.fix_untrained_tokens,
-        )
-    else:
-        fix_untrained_tokens(model, tokenizer, train_dataset)
+        fix_kwargs["token_ids_to_fix"] = cfg.fix_untrained_tokens
+    if "is_ds_zero3" in sig.parameters:
+        fix_kwargs["is_ds_zero3"] = is_ds_zero3
+
+    fix_untrained_tokens(model, tokenizer, train_dataset, **fix_kwargs)
 
     if cfg.local_rank == 0:
         model.save_pretrained(
@@ -461,7 +463,7 @@ def setup_model_and_trainer(
 
 def train(
     cfg: DictDefault, dataset_meta: TrainDatasetMeta
-) -> tuple[PeftModel | PreTrainedModel, PreTrainedTokenizer]:
+) -> tuple[PeftModel | PreTrainedModel, PreTrainedTokenizer, Trainer]:
     """
     Train a model on the given dataset.
 
@@ -510,4 +512,4 @@ def train(
     # Create model card
     create_model_card(cfg, trainer)
 
-    return model, tokenizer
+    return model, tokenizer, trainer

src/axolotl/utils/callbacks/__init__.py

@@ -813,6 +813,15 @@ class SaveAxolotlConfigtoWandBCallback(TrainerCallback):
                 )
             except (FileNotFoundError, ConnectionError) as err:
                 LOG.warning(f"Error while saving Axolotl config to WandB: {err}")
+            # TODO if using deepspeed and it's a file, save deepspeed config too
+            if args.deepspeed and os.path.isfile(args.deepspeed):
+                LOG.info(f"DeepSpeed config has been saved to the WandB run.")
+                artifact = wandb.Artifact(
+                    f"deepspeed-{wandb.run.id}", type="deepspeed-config"
+                )
+                artifact.add_file(args.deepspeed)
+                wandb.log_artifact(artifact)
+                wandb.save(args.deepspeed)
         return control
 
 

src/axolotl/utils/collators/batching.py

@@ -173,10 +173,16 @@ class V2BatchSamplerDataCollatorForSeq2Seq(DataCollatorForSeq2Seq):
                     ]
                     out_features[i][feature] = np.concatenate(arrays)
                 else:
-                    arrays = [
-                        np.array(item[feature]) for item in features_ if feature in item
-                    ]
-                    out_features[i][feature] = np.concatenate(arrays)
+                    try:
+                        arrays = [
+                            np.array(item[feature])
+                            for item in features_
+                            if feature in item
+                        ]
+                        if arrays[0].dtype != "object":
+                            out_features[i][feature] = np.concatenate(arrays)
+                    except ValueError:
+                        pass
         return super().__call__(out_features, return_tensors=return_tensors)
 
 

src/axolotl/utils/config/models/input/v0_4_1/__init__.py

@@ -64,6 +64,17 @@ class ChatTemplate(str, Enum):
     metharme = "metharme"  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
 
 
+class CustomSupportedOptimizers(str, Enum):
+    """Custom supported optimizers"""
+
+    optimi_adamw = "optimi_adamw"  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
+    ao_adamw_4bit = "ao_adamw_4bit"  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
+    ao_adamw_8bit = "ao_adamw_8bit"  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
+    ao_adamw_fp8 = "ao_adamw_fp8"  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
+    adopt_adamw = "adopt_adamw"  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
+    muon = "muon"  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
+
+
 class DeprecatedParameters(BaseModel):
     """configurations that are deprecated"""
 
@@ -494,17 +505,7 @@ class HyperparametersConfig(BaseModel):
     embedding_lr_scale: Optional[float] = None
     weight_decay: Optional[float] = 0.0
     optimizer: Optional[
-        Union[
-            OptimizerNames,
-            Literal[
-                "lion_pytorch",
-                "optimi_adamw",
-                "ao_adamw_4bit",
-                "ao_adamw_8bit",
-                "ao_adamw_fp8",
-                "adopt_adamw",
-            ],
-        ]
+        Union[OptimizerNames, CustomSupportedOptimizers]
     ] = OptimizerNames.ADAMW_HF
     optim_args: Optional[Union[str, Dict[str, Any]]] = Field(
         default=None,
@@ -727,7 +728,7 @@ class AxolotlInputConfig(
         default=None,
         json_schema_extra={"description": "streaming dataset to use for pretraining"},
     )
-    dataset_processes: Optional[int] = Field(default=os.cpu_count())
+    dataset_processes: Optional[int] = Field(default=min(32, os.cpu_count()))  # type: ignore[type-var]
     dataset_exact_deduplication: Optional[bool] = None
     dataset_keep_in_memory: Optional[bool] = None
     dataloader_pin_memory: Optional[bool] = None
@@ -778,9 +779,9 @@ class AxolotlInputConfig(
 
     # torch_dtype: Optional[torch.dtype]
 
-    gradient_checkpointing: Optional[Union[Literal["unsloth"], bool]] = Field(
-        default=False
-    )
+    gradient_checkpointing: Optional[
+        Union[Literal["unsloth", "offload"], bool]
+    ] = Field(default=False)
     gradient_checkpointing_kwargs: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None
 
     unfrozen_parameters: Optional[List[str]] = None
@@ -855,6 +856,7 @@ class AxolotlInputConfig(
 
     special_tokens: Optional[SpecialTokensConfig] = None
     tokens: Optional[List[str]] = None
+    added_tokens_overrides: Optional[Dict[int, str]] = None
 
     torch_compile: Optional[Union[Literal["auto"], bool]] = None
     torch_compile_backend: Optional[str] = None
@@ -1153,6 +1155,15 @@ class AxolotlInputConfig(
             raise ValueError("gradient_checkpointing is not supported for MPT models")
         return self
 
+    @model_validator(mode="after")
+    def check_offload_grad_checkpointing(self):
+        if self.gradient_checkpointing and self.gradient_checkpointing == "unsloth":
+            LOG.warning(
+                "`unsloth` is deprecated for gradient_checkpointing, use `offload`"
+            )
+            self.gradient_checkpointing = "offload"
+        return self
+
     @model_validator(mode="after")
     def check_better_transformers(self):
         if self.flash_optimum is True:
@@ -1177,6 +1188,13 @@ class AxolotlInputConfig(
             LOG.warning("adamw hyperparameters found, but no adamw optimizer set")
         return self
 
+    @model_validator(mode="before")
+    @classmethod
+    def check_lr_groups(cls, data):
+        if data.get("lr_groups") and data.get("loraplus_lr_ratio"):
+            raise ValueError("lr_groups and loraplus_lr_ratio cannot be used together.")
+        return data
+
     @model_validator(mode="before")
     @classmethod
     def check_saves(cls, data):

src/axolotl/utils/config/models/input/v0_4_1/trl.py

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 """
 GRPO specific configuration args
 """
-from typing import List, Optional
+
+from typing import Optional
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 
@@ -11,7 +12,10 @@ class TRLConfig(BaseModel):
     Input args for TRL.
     """
 
-    beta: Optional[float] = None
+    beta: Optional[float] = Field(
+        default=None,
+        json_schema_extra={"description": "Beta for RL training"},
+    )
     max_completion_length: Optional[int] = Field(
         default=None,
         json_schema_extra={
@@ -20,17 +24,68 @@ class TRLConfig(BaseModel):
     )
 
     # GRPO specific args
-    use_vllm: Optional[bool] = False
-    vllm_device: Optional[str] = "auto"
-    vllm_gpu_memory_utilization: Optional[float] = 0.9
-    vllm_max_model_len: Optional[int] = None
-    vllm_dtype: Optional[str] = "auto"
+    # Ref: https://github.com/huggingface/trl/blob/e3244d2d096ff1e2e248c931d06d39e165e20623/trl/trainer/grpo_config.py#L22
+    use_vllm: Optional[bool] = Field(
+        default=False,
+        json_schema_extra={"description": "Whether to use VLLM for RL training"},
+    )
+    vllm_device: Optional[str] = Field(
+        default="auto",
+        json_schema_extra={"description": "Device to use for VLLM"},
+    )
+    vllm_gpu_memory_utilization: Optional[float] = Field(
+        default=0.9,
+        json_schema_extra={"description": "GPU memory utilization for VLLM"},
+    )
+    vllm_dtype: Optional[str] = Field(
+        default="auto",
+        json_schema_extra={"description": "Data type for VLLM"},
+    )
+    vllm_max_model_len: Optional[int] = Field(
+        default=None,
+        json_schema_extra={
+            "description": "Maximum length of the model context for VLLM"
+        },
+    )
 
-    reward_funcs: Optional[List[str]] = None
-    reward_weights: Optional[List[float]] = None
-    num_generations: Optional[int] = None
-    log_completions: Optional[bool] = False
-
-    sync_ref_model: Optional[bool] = False
-    ref_model_mixup_alpha: Optional[float] = 0.9
-    ref_model_sync_steps: Optional[int] = 64
+    reward_funcs: Optional[list[str]] = Field(
+        default=None,
+        json_schema_extra={"description": "List of reward functions to load"},
+    )
+    reward_weights: Optional[list[float]] = Field(
+        default=None,
+        json_schema_extra={
+            "description": "Weights for each reward function. Must match the number of reward functions."
+        },
+    )
+    num_generations: Optional[int] = Field(
+        default=None,
+        json_schema_extra={
+            "description": "Number of generations to sample. The global batch size (num_processes * per_device_batch_size) must be divisible by this value."
+        },
+    )
+    log_completions: Optional[bool] = Field(
+        default=False,
+        json_schema_extra={"description": "Whether to log completions"},
+    )
+    sync_ref_model: Optional[bool] = Field(
+        default=False,
+        json_schema_extra={
+            "description": (
+                "Whether to sync the reference model every `ref_model_sync_steps` "
+                "steps, using the `ref_model_mixup_alpha` parameter."
+            )
+        },
+    )
+    ref_model_mixup_alpha: Optional[float] = Field(
+        default=0.9,
+        json_schema_extra={
+            "description": "Mixup alpha for the reference model. Requires `sync_ref_model=True`."
+        },
+    )
+    ref_model_sync_steps: Optional[int] = Field(
+        default=64,
+        json_schema_extra={
+            "description": "Sync steps for the reference model. Requires `sync_ref_model=True`."
+        },
+    )

src/axolotl/utils/distributed.py

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ def is_main_process():
 
 
 def is_local_main_process():
-    return PartialState().is_main_process
+    return PartialState().is_local_main_process
 
 
 def get_world_size():

src/axolotl/utils/gradient_checkpointing/__init__.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from axolotl.utils.gradient_checkpointing.unsloth import (
 )
 
 
-def hf_grad_checkpoint_unsloth_wrapper(
+def hf_grad_checkpoint_offload_wrapper(
     decoder_layer, *args, use_reentrant=None
 ):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
     return Unsloth_Offloaded_Gradient_Checkpointer.apply(

src/axolotl/utils/models.py

@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ from peft import (
     PeftModelForCausalLM,
     prepare_model_for_kbit_training,
 )
-from peft.tuners.lora import QuantLinear
 from torch import nn
 from transformers import (  # noqa: F401
     AddedToken,
@@ -57,8 +56,14 @@ from axolotl.prompt_tokenizers import LLAMA_DEFAULT_EOS_TOKEN
 from axolotl.utils.bench import log_gpu_memory_usage
 from axolotl.utils.chat_templates import get_chat_template_from_config
 from axolotl.utils.dict import DictDefault
-from axolotl.utils.distributed import get_device_count, get_device_type, zero_only
-from axolotl.utils.gradient_checkpointing import hf_grad_checkpoint_unsloth_wrapper
+from axolotl.utils.distributed import (
+    barrier,
+    get_device_count,
+    get_device_type,
+    is_local_main_process,
+    zero_only,
+)
+from axolotl.utils.gradient_checkpointing import hf_grad_checkpoint_offload_wrapper
 from axolotl.utils.lora_embeddings import get_linear_embedding_layers
 from axolotl.utils.model_shard_quant import load_sharded_model, load_sharded_model_quant
 
@@ -165,7 +170,95 @@ def load_model_config(cfg):
     return model_config
 
 
+def modify_tokenizer_files(
+    tokenizer_path: str, token_mappings: Dict[int, str], output_dir: str
+) -> str:
+    """
+    Modify tokenizer files to replace added_tokens strings, save to output directory, and return the path to the modified tokenizer.
+
+    This only works with reserved tokens that were added to the tokenizer, not tokens already part of the vocab.
+
+    Args:
+        tokenizer_path: Path or name of the original tokenizer
+        token_mappings: Dict mapping {token_id (int): new_token_string}
+        output_dir: Directory to save the modified tokenizer
+
+    Returns:
+        Path to the modified tokenizer directory
+
+    Ref: https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/issues/27974#issuecomment-1854188941
+    """
+
+    import json
+
+    # Create the tokenizer directory in output_dir if it doesn't exist
+    tokenizer_dir = os.path.join(output_dir, "tokenizer")
+    os.makedirs(tokenizer_dir, exist_ok=True)
+
+    if is_local_main_process():  # pylint: disable=too-many-nested-blocks
+        # Load the tokenizer
+        temp_tokenizer = AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained(tokenizer_path, use_fast=True)
+
+        # Save the tokenizer to the output directory
+        temp_tokenizer.save_pretrained(tokenizer_dir)
+
+        # Get the token IDs and map them to their new values
+        token_id_mappings = {
+            int(token_id): new_value for token_id, new_value in token_mappings.items()
+        }
+
+        # 1. Update tokenizer_config.json - added_tokens_decoder
+        config_path = os.path.join(tokenizer_dir, "tokenizer_config.json")
+        if os.path.exists(config_path):
+            with open(config_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+                config_data = json.load(f)
+
+            # Update added_tokens_decoder
+            if "added_tokens_decoder" in config_data:
+                for token_id, new_value in token_id_mappings.items():
+                    token_id_str = str(token_id)
+                    if token_id_str in config_data["added_tokens_decoder"]:
+                        config_data["added_tokens_decoder"][token_id_str][
+                            "content"
+                        ] = new_value
+                    else:
+                        raise ValueError(
+                            f"Token ID {token_id_str} not found in added_tokens_decoder"
+                        )
+
+            # Write the updated config back
+            with open(config_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+                json.dump(config_data, f, indent=2)
+
+        # 2. Update tokenizer.json - added_tokens
+        tokenizer_path = os.path.join(tokenizer_dir, "tokenizer.json")
+        if os.path.exists(tokenizer_path):
+            with open(tokenizer_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+                tokenizer_data = json.load(f)
+
+            # Update added_tokens
+            if "added_tokens" in tokenizer_data:
+                for token_id, new_value in token_id_mappings.items():
+                    for i, token_entry in enumerate(tokenizer_data["added_tokens"]):
+                        if token_entry["id"] == token_id:
+                            tokenizer_data["added_tokens"][i]["content"] = new_value
+                            break
+                    else:
+                        # Reaching this section means the token_id was not found in tokenizer.json added_tokens
+                        raise ValueError(
+                            f"Token ID {token_id} not found in added_tokens"
+                        )
+
+            # Write the updated tokenizer data back
+            with open(tokenizer_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+                json.dump(tokenizer_data, f, indent=2)
+
+    barrier()
+    return tokenizer_dir
+
+
 def load_tokenizer(cfg):
+    """Load and configure the tokenizer based on the provided config."""
     model_config = load_model_config(cfg)
     tokenizer_kwargs = {}
     use_fast = True  # this is the default
@@ -180,8 +273,18 @@ def load_tokenizer(cfg):
     if cfg.tokenizer_type:
         tokenizer_cls = getattr(transformers, cfg.tokenizer_type)
 
+    # Set base tokenizer path
+    tokenizer_path = cfg.tokenizer_config
+
+    # Apply token string overrides if specified
+    if cfg.added_tokens_overrides:
+        # Modify tokenizer files and get path to modified tokenizer
+        tokenizer_path = modify_tokenizer_files(
+            tokenizer_path, cfg.added_tokens_overrides, output_dir=cfg.output_dir
+        )
+
     tokenizer = tokenizer_cls.from_pretrained(
-        cfg.tokenizer_config,
+        tokenizer_path,
         trust_remote_code=cfg.trust_remote_code or False,
         use_fast=use_fast,
         **tokenizer_kwargs,
@@ -389,8 +492,8 @@ class ModelLoader:
 
             patch_fa_peft_integration()
 
-        if self.cfg.gradient_checkpointing == "unsloth":
-            transformers.modeling_utils.checkpoint = hf_grad_checkpoint_unsloth_wrapper
+        if self.cfg.gradient_checkpointing in ["unsloth", "offload"]:
+            transformers.modeling_utils.checkpoint = hf_grad_checkpoint_offload_wrapper
 
         if self.cfg.flash_attention:
             self.patch_attention()
@@ -1256,7 +1359,7 @@ def load_llama_adapter(model, cfg):
 
 
 def find_all_linear_names(model):
-    cls = (bnb.nn.Linear4bit, bnb.nn.Linear8bitLt, torch.nn.Linear, QuantLinear)
+    cls = (bnb.nn.Linear4bit, bnb.nn.Linear8bitLt, torch.nn.Linear)
     lora_module_names = set()
     for name, module in model.named_modules():
         if (

styles.css

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 h1 {
     font-family: var(--font-title);
     font-weight: 400;
-    font-size: 6rem;
+    font-size: 5rem;
     line-height: 1.1;
     letter-spacing: -0.05em;
     font-feature-settings: "ss01" on;

tests/cli/test_cli_train.py

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class TestTrainCommand(BaseCliTest):
         config_path.write_text(valid_test_config)
 
         with patch("axolotl.cli.train.train") as mock_train:
-            mock_train.return_value = (MagicMock(), MagicMock())
+            mock_train.return_value = (MagicMock(), MagicMock(), MagicMock())
 
             result = cli_runner.invoke(
                 cli,
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class TestTrainCommand(BaseCliTest):
         config_path = self._test_cli_overrides(tmp_path, valid_test_config)
 
         with patch("axolotl.cli.train.train") as mock_train:
-            mock_train.return_value = (MagicMock(), MagicMock())
+            mock_train.return_value = (MagicMock(), MagicMock(), MagicMock())
 
             result = cli_runner.invoke(
                 cli,

tests/core/test_trainer_builder.py

@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ def fixture_cfg():
             "optimizer": "adamw_torch_fused",
             "sequence_len": 2048,
             "rl": True,
-            "adam_beta1": 0.998,
-            "adam_beta2": 0.9,
+            "adam_beta1": 0.91,
+            "adam_beta2": 0.998,
             "adam_epsilon": 0.00001,
             "dataloader_num_workers": 1,
             "dataloader_pin_memory": True,
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ class TestHFRLTrainerBuilder:
     def test_build_training_arguments(self, cfg, model, tokenizer):
         builder = HFRLTrainerBuilder(cfg, model, tokenizer)
         training_arguments = builder.build_training_arguments(100)
-        assert training_arguments.adam_beta1 == 0.998
-        assert training_arguments.adam_beta2 == 0.9
+        assert training_arguments.adam_beta1 == 0.91
+        assert training_arguments.adam_beta2 == 0.998
         assert training_arguments.adam_epsilon == 0.00001
         assert training_arguments.dataloader_num_workers == 1
         assert training_arguments.dataloader_pin_memory is True

tests/e2e/integrations/test_cut_cross_entropy.py

@@ -69,6 +69,51 @@ class TestCutCrossEntropyIntegration:
             train(cfg=cfg, dataset_meta=dataset_meta)
             check_model_output_exists(temp_dir, cfg)
 
+    # pylint: disable=redefined-outer-name
+    def test_qwen2_w_cce(self, temp_dir):
+        cfg = DictDefault(
+            {
+                "base_model": "Qwen/Qwen2.5-0.5B",
+                "plugins": [
+                    "axolotl.integrations.cut_cross_entropy.CutCrossEntropyPlugin",
+                ],
+                "cut_cross_entropy": True,
+                "sequence_len": 1024,
+                "val_set_size": 0.1,
+                "special_tokens": {
+                    "pad_token": "<|endoftext|>",
+                },
+                "datasets": [
+                    {
+                        "path": "mhenrichsen/alpaca_2k_test",
+                        "type": "alpaca",
+                    },
+                ],
+                "num_epochs": 1,
+                "micro_batch_size": 4,
+                "gradient_accumulation_steps": 1,
+                "learning_rate": 0.00001,
+                "optimizer": "adamw_torch_fused",
+                "output_dir": temp_dir,
+                "lr_scheduler": "cosine",
+                "save_safetensors": True,
+                "max_steps": 10,
+                "bf16": "auto",
+            }
+        )
+        prepare_plugins(cfg)
+        normalize_config(cfg)
+        cli_args = TrainerCliArgs()
+        dataset_meta = load_datasets(cfg=cfg, cli_args=cli_args)
+
+        major, minor, _ = get_pytorch_version()
+        if (major, minor) < (2, 4):
+            with pytest.raises(ImportError):
+                train(cfg=cfg, dataset_meta=dataset_meta)
+        else:
+            train(cfg=cfg, dataset_meta=dataset_meta)
+            check_model_output_exists(temp_dir, cfg)
+
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
         "attention_type",
         [

tests/e2e/multigpu/test_llama.py

@@ -750,3 +750,66 @@ class TestMultiGPULlama:
         check_tensorboard(
             temp_dir + "/runs", "train/train_loss", 2.3, "Train Loss is too high"
         )
+
+    def test_fix_untrained_tokens(self, temp_dir):
+        # pylint: disable=duplicate-code
+        cfg = DictDefault(
+            {
+                "base_model": "HuggingFaceTB/SmolLM2-135M",
+                "fix_untrained_tokens": True,
+                "sequence_len": 512,
+                "val_set_size": 0.0,
+                "special_tokens": {
+                    "pad_token": "<|endoftext|>",
+                    "bos_token": "<|custom_im_start|>",
+                    "eos_token": "<|custom_im_end|>",
+                },
+                "datasets": [
+                    {
+                        "chat_template": "jinja",
+                        "chat_template_jinja": "{% if not add_generation_prompt is defined %}{% set add_generation_prompt = false %}{% endif %}{% for message in messages %}{{'<|custom_im_start|>' + message['role'] + '\n' + message['content'] + '<|custom_im_end|>' + '\n'}}{% endfor %}{% if add_generation_prompt %}{{ '<|custom_im_start|>assistant\n' }}{% endif %}",
+                        "path": "mlabonne/FineTome-100k",
+                        "type": "chat_template",
+                        "split": "train[:10%]",
+                        "field_messages": "conversations",
+                        "message_field_role": "from",
+                        "message_field_content": "value",
+                    },
+                ],
+                "num_epochs": 1,
+                "max_steps": 5,
+                "micro_batch_size": 1,
+                "gradient_accumulation_steps": 1,
+                "output_dir": temp_dir,
+                "learning_rate": 0.00001,
+                "optimizer": "adamw_torch_fused",
+                "lr_scheduler": "cosine",
+                "flash_attention": True,
+                "sample_packing": True,
+                "bf16": True,
+                "save_safetensors": True,
+                "deepspeed": str(AXOLOTL_ROOT / "deepspeed_configs/zero3_bf16.json"),
+                "use_tensorboard": True,
+            }
+        )
+
+        # write cfg to yaml file
+        Path(temp_dir).mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        with open(Path(temp_dir) / "config.yaml", "w", encoding="utf-8") as fout:
+            fout.write(yaml.dump(cfg.to_dict(), Dumper=yaml.Dumper))
+
+        execute_subprocess_async(
+            [
+                "axolotl",
+                "train",
+                str(Path(temp_dir) / "config.yaml"),
+                "--num-processes",
+                "2",
+                "--main-process-port",
+                f"{get_torch_dist_unique_port()}",
+            ]
+        )
+
+        check_tensorboard(
+            temp_dir + "/runs", "train/train_loss", 4.0, "Train Loss is too high"
+        )

tests/e2e/test_llama.py

@@ -66,6 +66,54 @@ class TestLlama:
         check_model_output_exists(temp_dir, cfg)
 
     def test_fix_untrained_tokens(self, temp_dir):
+        # pylint: disable=duplicate-code
+        cfg = DictDefault(
+            {
+                "base_model": "HuggingFaceTB/SmolLM2-135M",
+                "fix_untrained_tokens": True,
+                "sequence_len": 512,
+                "val_set_size": 0.0,
+                "special_tokens": {
+                    "pad_token": "<|endoftext|>",
+                    "bos_token": "<|custom_im_start|>",
+                    "eos_token": "<|custom_im_end|>",
+                },
+                "datasets": [
+                    {
+                        "chat_template": "jinja",
+                        "chat_template_jinja": "{% if not add_generation_prompt is defined %}{% set add_generation_prompt = false %}{% endif %}{% for message in messages %}{{'<|custom_im_start|>' + message['role'] + '\n' + message['content'] + '<|custom_im_end|>' + '\n'}}{% endfor %}{% if add_generation_prompt %}{{ '<|custom_im_start|>assistant\n' }}{% endif %}",
+                        "path": "mlabonne/FineTome-100k",
+                        "type": "chat_template",
+                        "split": "train[:10%]",
+                        "field_messages": "conversations",
+                        "message_field_role": "from",
+                        "message_field_content": "value",
+                    },
+                ],
+                "num_epochs": 1,
+                "max_steps": 5,
+                "micro_batch_size": 1,
+                "gradient_accumulation_steps": 1,
+                "output_dir": temp_dir,
+                "learning_rate": 0.00001,
+                "optimizer": "adamw_8bit",
+                "lr_scheduler": "cosine",
+                "flash_attention": True,
+                "sample_packing": True,
+                "bf16": True,
+                "save_safetensors": True,
+            }
+        )
+
+        cfg = validate_config(cfg)
+        normalize_config(cfg)
+        cli_args = TrainerCliArgs()
+        dataset_meta = load_datasets(cfg=cfg, cli_args=cli_args)
+
+        train(cfg=cfg, dataset_meta=dataset_meta)
+        check_model_output_exists(temp_dir, cfg)
+
+    def test_fix_untrained_tokens_already_trained(self, temp_dir):
         # pylint: disable=duplicate-code
         cfg = DictDefault(
             {

tests/e2e/test_mixtral.py

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class TestMixtral(unittest.TestCase):
         cli_args = TrainerCliArgs()
         dataset_meta = load_datasets(cfg=cfg, cli_args=cli_args)
 
-        model, _ = train(cfg=cfg, dataset_meta=dataset_meta)
+        model, _, _ = train(cfg=cfg, dataset_meta=dataset_meta)
         assert (
             model.base_model.model.model.layers[0].block_sparse_moe.gate.weight.dtype
             == torch.float32
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class TestMixtral(unittest.TestCase):
         cli_args = TrainerCliArgs()
         dataset_meta = load_datasets(cfg=cfg, cli_args=cli_args)
 
-        model, _ = train(cfg=cfg, dataset_meta=dataset_meta)
+        model, _, _ = train(cfg=cfg, dataset_meta=dataset_meta)
         assert (
             model.base_model.model.model.layers[0].block_sparse_moe.gate.weight.dtype
             == torch.float32
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ class TestMixtral(unittest.TestCase):
         cli_args = TrainerCliArgs()
         dataset_meta = load_datasets(cfg=cfg, cli_args=cli_args)
 
-        model, _ = train(cfg=cfg, dataset_meta=dataset_meta)
+        model, _, _ = train(cfg=cfg, dataset_meta=dataset_meta)
         assert (
             model.base_model.model.model.layers[0].block_sparse_moe.gate.weight.dtype
             == torch.float32
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ class TestMixtral(unittest.TestCase):
         cli_args = TrainerCliArgs()
         dataset_meta = load_datasets(cfg=cfg, cli_args=cli_args)
 
-        model, _ = train(cfg=cfg, dataset_meta=dataset_meta)
+        model, _, _ = train(cfg=cfg, dataset_meta=dataset_meta)
         assert (
             model.base_model.model.model.layers[0].block_sparse_moe.gate.weight.dtype
             == torch.float32

tests/e2e/test_optimizers.py

@@ -65,8 +65,9 @@ class TestCustomOptimizers(unittest.TestCase):
         cli_args = TrainerCliArgs()
         dataset_meta = load_datasets(cfg=cfg, cli_args=cli_args)
 
-        train(cfg=cfg, dataset_meta=dataset_meta)
+        _, _, trainer = train(cfg=cfg, dataset_meta=dataset_meta)
         check_model_output_exists(temp_dir, cfg)
+        assert trainer.optimizer.optimizer.__class__.__name__ == "AdamW"
 
     @with_temp_dir
     @require_torch_2_5_1
@@ -111,8 +112,57 @@ class TestCustomOptimizers(unittest.TestCase):
         cli_args = TrainerCliArgs()
         dataset_meta = load_datasets(cfg=cfg, cli_args=cli_args)
 
-        train(cfg=cfg, dataset_meta=dataset_meta)
+        _, _, trainer = train(cfg=cfg, dataset_meta=dataset_meta)
         check_model_output_exists(temp_dir, cfg)
+        assert "ADOPT" in trainer.optimizer.optimizer.__class__.__name__
+
+    @with_temp_dir
+    @require_torch_2_5_1
+    def test_muon(self, temp_dir):
+        # pylint: disable=duplicate-code
+        cfg = DictDefault(
+            {
+                "base_model": "JackFram/llama-68m",
+                "tokenizer_type": "LlamaTokenizer",
+                "sequence_len": 1024,
+                "load_in_8bit": True,
+                "adapter": "lora",
+                "lora_r": 8,
+                "lora_alpha": 16,
+                "lora_dropout": 0.05,
+                "lora_target_linear": True,
+                "val_set_size": 0.1,
+                "special_tokens": {
+                    "unk_token": "<unk>",
+                    "bos_token": "<s>",
+                    "eos_token": "</s>",
+                },
+                "datasets": [
+                    {
+                        "path": "mhenrichsen/alpaca_2k_test",
+                        "type": "alpaca",
+                    },
+                ],
+                "num_epochs": 1,
+                "max_steps": 5,
+                "micro_batch_size": 8,
+                "gradient_accumulation_steps": 1,
+                "output_dir": temp_dir,
+                "learning_rate": 0.00001,
+                "optimizer": "muon",
+                "lr_scheduler": "cosine",
+                "weight_decay": 0.01,
+            }
+        )
+
+        cfg = validate_config(cfg)
+        normalize_config(cfg)
+        cli_args = TrainerCliArgs()
+        dataset_meta = load_datasets(cfg=cfg, cli_args=cli_args)
+
+        _, _, trainer = train(cfg=cfg, dataset_meta=dataset_meta)
+        check_model_output_exists(temp_dir, cfg)
+        assert "Muon" in trainer.optimizer.optimizer.__class__.__name__
 
     @with_temp_dir
     def test_fft_schedule_free_adamw(self, temp_dir):

tests/test_tokenizers.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """
 Test cases for the tokenizer loading
 """
+
 import unittest
 
 import pytest
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ from axolotl.utils.dict import DictDefault
 from axolotl.utils.models import load_tokenizer
 
 
-class TestTokenizers(unittest.TestCase):
+class TestTokenizers:
     """
     test class for the load_tokenizer fn
     """
@@ -75,12 +76,48 @@ class TestTokenizers(unittest.TestCase):
             }
         )
         tokenizer = load_tokenizer(cfg)
-        self.assertEqual(tokenizer("<|im_start|>user")["input_ids"], [1, 32000, 1404])
-        self.assertEqual(len(tokenizer), 32001)
+        assert tokenizer("<|im_start|>user")["input_ids"] == [1, 32000, 1404]
+        assert len(tokenizer) == 32001
 
         # ensure reloading the tokenizer again from cfg results in same vocab length
         tokenizer = load_tokenizer(cfg)
-        self.assertEqual(len(tokenizer), 32001)
+        assert len(tokenizer) == 32001
+
+    def test_added_tokens_overrides(self, temp_dir):
+        cfg = DictDefault(
+            {
+                # use with tokenizer that has reserved_tokens in added_tokens
+                "tokenizer_config": "NousResearch/Llama-3.2-1B",
+                "added_tokens_overrides": {
+                    128041: "RANDOM_OVERRIDE_1",
+                    128042: "RANDOM_OVERRIDE_2",
+                },
+                "output_dir": temp_dir,
+            }
+        )
+
+        tokenizer = load_tokenizer(cfg)
+        assert tokenizer.encode("RANDOM_OVERRIDE_1", add_special_tokens=False) == [
+            128041
+        ]
+        assert tokenizer.encode("RANDOM_OVERRIDE_2", add_special_tokens=False) == [
+            128042
+        ]
+
+    def test_added_tokens_overrides_with_toolargeid(self, temp_dir):
+        cfg = DictDefault(
+            {
+                # use with tokenizer that has reserved_tokens in added_tokens
+                "tokenizer_config": "NousResearch/Llama-3.2-1B",
+                "added_tokens_overrides": {1000000: "BROKEN_RANDOM_OVERRIDE_1"},
+                "output_dir": temp_dir,
+            }
+        )
+
+        with pytest.raises(
+            ValueError, match=r".*Token ID 1000000 not found in added_tokens.*"
+        ):
+            load_tokenizer(cfg)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":