[v1] add init plugin (#9716)

Co-authored-by: Yaowei Zheng <hiyouga@buaa.edu.cn>

.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           uv venv
           uv pip install torch torchvision torchaudio --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu
-          uv pip install -e ".[dev]"
+          uv pip install -e .
+          uv pip install -r requirements/dev.txt
 
       - name: Install transformers
         if: ${{ matrix.transformers }}

.github/workflows/tests_cuda.yml

@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           uv venv
-          uv pip install -e ".[dev]"
+          uv pip install -e .
+          uv pip install -r requirements/dev.txt
 
       - name: Cache HuggingFace models
         id: hf-hub-cache

.github/workflows/tests_npu.yml

@@ -58,8 +58,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           uv venv
-          uv pip install torch-npu==${{matrix.pytorch_npu}}
-          uv pip install -e ".[dev]"
+          uv pip install -r requirements/npu.txt
+          uv pip install -e .
+          uv pip install -r requirements/dev.txt
 
       - name: Install node
         run: |

README.md

@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ Read technical notes:
 | [StarCoder 2](https://huggingface.co/bigcode)                     | 3B/7B/15B                        | -                    |
 | [VibeThinker-1.5B](https://huggingface.co/WeiboAI)                | 1.5B                             | qwen3                |
 | [Yi/Yi-1.5 (Code)](https://huggingface.co/01-ai)                  | 1.5B/6B/9B/34B                   | yi                   |
+| [Youtu-LLM](https://huggingface.co/tencent/)                      | 2B                               | youtu                |
 | [Yuan 2](https://huggingface.co/IEITYuan)                         | 2B/51B/102B                      | yuan                 |
 
 > [!NOTE]
@@ -516,10 +517,11 @@ huggingface-cli login
 ```bash
 git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/hiyouga/LLaMA-Factory.git
 cd LLaMA-Factory
-pip install -e ".[metrics]"
+pip install -e .
+pip install -r requirements/metrics.txt
 ```
 
-Optional dependencies available: `metrics`, `deepspeed`. Install with: `pip install -e ".[metrics,deepspeed]"`
+Optional dependencies available: `metrics`, `deepspeed`. Install with: `pip install -e . && pip install -r requirements/metrics.txt -r requirements/deepspeed.txt`
 
 Additional dependencies for specific features are available in `examples/requirements/`.
 
@@ -577,36 +579,21 @@ To enable FlashAttention-2 on the Windows platform, please use the script from [
 
 <details><summary>For Ascend NPU users</summary>
 
-To install LLaMA Factory on Ascend NPU devices, please upgrade Python to version 3.10 or higher: `pip install -e . torch-npu==2.7.1`. Additionally, you need to install the **[Ascend CANN Toolkit and Kernels](https://www.hiascend.com/developer/download/community/result?module=cann)**. Please follow the [installation tutorial](https://www.hiascend.com/document/detail/en/CANNCommunityEdition/600alphaX/softwareinstall/instg/atlasdeploy_03_0031.html) or use the following commands:
+To install LLaMA Factory on Ascend NPU devices, please upgrade Python to version 3.10 or higher: `pip install -r requirements/npu.txt`. Additionally, you need to install the **Ascend CANN Toolkit and Kernels**. Please follow the [installation tutorial](https://llamafactory.readthedocs.io/en/latest/advanced/npu_installation.html).
+
+
+You can also download the pre-built Docker images:
 
 ```bash
-# replace the url according to your CANN version and devices
-# install CANN Toolkit
-wget https://ascend-repo.obs.cn-east-2.myhuaweicloud.com/Milan-ASL/Milan-ASL%20V100R001C20SPC702/Ascend-cann-toolkit_8.0.0.alpha002_linux-"$(uname -i)".run
-bash Ascend-cann-toolkit_8.0.0.alpha002_linux-"$(uname -i)".run --install
+# Docker Hub
+docker pull hiyouga/llamafactory:latest-npu-a2
+docker pull hiyouga/llamafactory:latest-npu-a3
 
-# install CANN Kernels
-wget https://ascend-repo.obs.cn-east-2.myhuaweicloud.com/Milan-ASL/Milan-ASL%20V100R001C20SPC702/Ascend-cann-kernels-910b_8.0.0.alpha002_linux-"$(uname -i)".run
-bash Ascend-cann-kernels-910b_8.0.0.alpha002_linux-"$(uname -i)".run --install
-
-# set env variables
-source /usr/local/Ascend/ascend-toolkit/set_env.sh
+# quay.io
+docker pull quay.io/ascend/llamafactory:latest-npu-a2
+docker pull quay.io/ascend/llamafactory:latest-npu-a3
 ```
 
-| Requirement  | Minimum | Recommend      |
-| ------------ | ------- | -------------- |
-| CANN         | 8.0.RC1 | 8.0.0.alpha002 |
-| torch        | 2.1.0   | 2.7.1          |
-| torch-npu    | 2.1.0   | 2.7.1          |
-| deepspeed    | 0.13.2  | 0.13.2         |
-| vllm-ascend  | -       | 0.7.3          |
-
-Remember to use `ASCEND_RT_VISIBLE_DEVICES` instead of `CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES` to specify the device to use.
-
-If you cannot infer model on NPU devices, try setting `do_sample: false` in the configurations.
-
-Download the pre-built Docker images: [32GB](http://mirrors.cn-central-221.ovaijisuan.com/detail/130.html) | [64GB](http://mirrors.cn-central-221.ovaijisuan.com/detail/131.html)
-
 #### Install BitsAndBytes
 
 To use QLoRA based on bitsandbytes on Ascend NPU, please follow these 3 steps:

README_zh.md

@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@ https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/43b700c6-a178-41db-b1f8-8190a5d3fcfc
 | [StarCoder 2](https://huggingface.co/bigcode)                     | 3B/7B/15B                        | -                    |
 | [VibeThinker-1.5B](https://huggingface.co/WeiboAI)                | 1.5B                             | qwen3                |
 | [Yi/Yi-1.5 (Code)](https://huggingface.co/01-ai)                  | 1.5B/6B/9B/34B                   | yi                   |
+| [Youtu-LLM](https://huggingface.co/tencent/)                      | 2B                               | youtu                |
 | [Yuan 2](https://huggingface.co/IEITYuan)                         | 2B/51B/102B                      | yuan                 |
 
 > [!NOTE]
@@ -518,10 +519,11 @@ huggingface-cli login
 ```bash
 git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/hiyouga/LLaMA-Factory.git
 cd LLaMA-Factory
-pip install -e ".[metrics]"
+pip install -e .
+pip install -r requirements/metrics.txt
 ```
 
-可选的额外依赖项：`metrics`、`deepspeed`。使用 `pip install -e ".[metrics,deepspeed]"` 安装。
+可选的额外依赖项：`metrics`、`deepspeed`。使用 `pip install -e . && pip install -r requirements/metrics.txt -r requirements/deepspeed.txt` 安装。
 
 其他可选依赖项请参考 `examples/requirements/` 目录下的文件。
 
@@ -579,36 +581,20 @@ pip install https://github.com/jllllll/bitsandbytes-windows-webui/releases/downl
 
 <details><summary>昇腾 NPU 用户指南</summary>
 
-在昇腾 NPU 设备上安装 LLaMA Factory 时，请升级 Python 到 3.10 及以上，并需要指定额外依赖项，使用 `pip install -e . torch-npu==2.7.1` 命令安装。此外，还需要安装 **[Ascend CANN Toolkit 与 Kernels](https://www.hiascend.com/developer/download/community/result?module=cann)**，安装方法请参考[安装教程](https://www.hiascend.com/document/detail/zh/CANNCommunityEdition/80RC2alpha002/quickstart/quickstart/quickstart_18_0004.html)或使用以下命令：
+在昇腾 NPU 设备上安装 LLaMA Factory 时，请升级 Python 到 3.10 及以上，并需要指定额外依赖项，使用 `pip install -r requirements/npu.txt` 命令安装。此外，还需要安装 **Ascend CANN Toolkit 与 Kernels**，安装方法请参考[安装教程](https://llamafactory.readthedocs.io/zh-cn/latest/advanced/npu_installation.html)。
+
+您可以直接下载预安装的最新docker镜像：
 
 ```bash
-# 请替换 URL 为 CANN 版本和设备型号对应的 URL
-# 安装 CANN Toolkit
-wget https://ascend-repo.obs.cn-east-2.myhuaweicloud.com/Milan-ASL/Milan-ASL%20V100R001C17SPC701/Ascend-cann-toolkit_8.0.RC1.alpha001_linux-"$(uname -i)".run
-bash Ascend-cann-toolkit_8.0.RC1.alpha001_linux-"$(uname -i)".run --install
+# Docker Hub
+docker pull hiyouga/llamafactory:latest-npu-a2
+docker pull hiyouga/llamafactory:latest-npu-a3
 
-# 安装 CANN Kernels
-wget https://ascend-repo.obs.cn-east-2.myhuaweicloud.com/Milan-ASL/Milan-ASL%20V100R001C17SPC701/Ascend-cann-kernels-910b_8.0.RC1.alpha001_linux.run
-bash Ascend-cann-kernels-910b_8.0.RC1.alpha001_linux.run --install
-
-# 设置环境变量
-source /usr/local/Ascend/ascend-toolkit/set_env.sh
+# quay.io
+docker pull quay.io/ascend/llamafactory:latest-npu-a2
+docker pull quay.io/ascend/llamafactory:latest-npu-a3
 ```
 
-| 依赖项        | 至少     | 推荐           |
-| ------------ | ------- | -------------- |
-| CANN         | 8.0.RC1 | 8.0.0.alpha002 |
-| torch        | 2.1.0   | 2.7.1          |
-| torch-npu    | 2.1.0   | 2.7.1          |
-| deepspeed    | 0.13.2  | 0.13.2         |
-| vllm-ascend  | -       | 0.7.3          |
-
-请使用 `ASCEND_RT_VISIBLE_DEVICES` 而非 `CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES` 来指定运算设备。
-
-如果遇到无法正常推理的情况，请尝试设置 `do_sample: false`。
-
-下载预构建 Docker 镜像：[32GB](http://mirrors.cn-central-221.ovaijisuan.com/detail/130.html) | [64GB](http://mirrors.cn-central-221.ovaijisuan.com/detail/131.html)
-
 #### 安装 BitsAndBytes
 
 如果要在 Ascend NPU 上进行基于 bitsandbytes 的 QLoRA 量化微调，请执行如下步骤：

docker/docker-cuda/Dockerfile

@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ RUN pip config set global.index-url "${PIP_INDEX}" && \
 COPY . /app
 
 # Install LLaMA Factory
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --no-build-isolation -e ".[metrics,deepspeed]"
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --no-build-isolation -e . && \
+    pip install --no-cache-dir --no-build-isolation -r requirements/metrics.txt -r requirements/deepspeed.txt
 
 # Rebuild flash attention
 RUN if [ "${INSTALL_FLASHATTN}" == "true" ]; then \

docker/docker-cuda/Dockerfile.megatron

@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ WORKDIR /app
 COPY . /app
 
 # Install LLaMA Factory
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -e ".[metrics]" --no-build-isolation
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -e . --no-build-isolation && \
+    pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements/metrics.txt --no-build-isolation
 
 RUN pip install "git+https://github.com/alibaba/roll.git#subdirectory=mcore_adapter"
 

docker/docker-npu/Dockerfile

@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ COPY . /app
 # Install torch-npu
 RUN pip uninstall -y torch torchvision torchaudio && \
     pip install --no-cache-dir "torch==2.7.1" "torch-npu==2.7.1" "torchvision==0.22.1" "torchaudio==2.7.1" --index-url "${PYTORCH_INDEX}" && \
-    pip install --no-cache-dir -e ".[metrics]" --no-build-isolation
+    pip install --no-cache-dir -e . --no-build-isolation && \
+    pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements/metrics.txt --no-build-isolation
 
 # Set up volumes
 # VOLUME [ "/root/.cache/huggingface", "/app/shared_data", "/app/output" ]

docker/docker-rocm/Dockerfile

@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ COPY . /app
 
 # Reinstall pytorch rocm and install LLaMA Factory
 RUN pip uninstall -y torch torchvision torchaudio && \
-    pip install --no-cache-dir --no-build-isolation -e --pre ".[metrics,deepspeed]" --index-url "${PYTORCH_INDEX}"
+    pip install --no-cache-dir --no-build-isolation -e --pre . --index-url "${PYTORCH_INDEX}" && \
+    pip install --no-cache-dir --no-build-isolation -r requirements/metrics.txt -r requirements/deepspeed.txt --index-url "${PYTORCH_INDEX}"
 
 # Rebuild flash attention
 RUN if [ "${INSTALL_FLASHATTN}" == "true" ]; then \

pyproject.toml

@@ -76,11 +76,6 @@ dependencies = [
     "sse-starlette"
 ]
 
-[project.optional-dependencies]
-dev = ["pre-commit", "ruff", "pytest", "build"]
-metrics = ["nltk", "jieba", "rouge-chinese"]
-deepspeed = ["deepspeed>=0.10.0,<=0.16.9"]
-
 [project.scripts]
 llamafactory-cli = "llamafactory.cli:main"
 lmf = "llamafactory.cli:main"

requirements/deepspeed.txt

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+deepspeed>=0.10.0,<=0.16.9

requirements/dev.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+pre-commit
+ruff
+pytest
+build

requirements/metrics.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+nltk
+jieba
+rouge-chinese

requirements/npu.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+torch==2.7.1
+torch-npu==2.7.1
+torchvision==0.22.1
+torchaudio==2.7.1

scripts/eval_bleu_rouge.py

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ try:
     jieba.setLogLevel(logging.CRITICAL)
     jieba.initialize()
 except ImportError:
-    print("Please install llamafactory with `pip install -e .[metrics]`.")
+    print("Please install llamafactory with `pip install -r requirements/metrics.txt`.")
     raise
 
 

src/llamafactory/data/template.py

@@ -2278,6 +2278,21 @@ register_template(
 )
 
 
+register_template(
+    name="youtu",
+    format_user=StringFormatter(slots=["<|User|>{{content}}<|Assistant|>"]),
+    format_assistant=StringFormatter(slots=["{{content}}<|end_of_text|>"]),
+    format_system=StringFormatter(slots=["{{content}}"]),
+    format_function=FunctionFormatter(slots=["{{content}}"], tool_format="default"),
+    format_observation=StringFormatter(slots=["<tool_response>\n{{content}}\n</tool_response><|Assistant|>"]),
+    format_tools=ToolFormatter(tool_format="default"),
+    format_prefix=EmptyFormatter(slots=[{"bos_token"}]),
+    stop_words=["<|end_of_text|>"],
+    replace_eos=True,
+    template_class=ReasoningTemplate,
+)
+
+
 register_template(
     name="yuan",
     format_user=StringFormatter(slots=["{{content}}", {"token": "<sep>"}]),

src/llamafactory/extras/constants.py

@@ -3846,6 +3846,21 @@ register_model_group(
 )
 
 
+register_model_group(
+    models={
+        "Youtu-LLM-2B-Instruct": {
+            DownloadSource.DEFAULT: "tencent/Youtu-LLM-2B",
+            DownloadSource.MODELSCOPE: "Tencent-YouTu-Research/Youtu-LLM-2B",
+        },
+        "Youtu-LLM-2B-Base": {
+            DownloadSource.DEFAULT: "tencent/Youtu-LLM-2B-Base",
+            DownloadSource.MODELSCOPE: "Tencent-YouTu-Research/Youtu-LLM-2B-Base",
+        },
+    },
+    template="youtu",
+)
+
+
 register_model_group(
     models={
         "Yuan2-2B-Chat": {

src/llamafactory/hparams/parser.py

@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ def _verify_model_args(
         logger.warning_rank0("We should use slow tokenizer for the Yi models. Change `use_fast_tokenizer` to False.")
         model_args.use_fast_tokenizer = False
 
+
 def _check_extra_dependencies(
     model_args: "ModelArguments",
     finetuning_args: "FinetuningArguments",

src/llamafactory/hparams/training_args.py

@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ class RayArguments:
 @dataclass
 class Fp8Arguments:
     r"""Arguments pertaining to the FP8 training."""
+
     fp8: bool = field(
         default=False,
         metadata={

src/llamafactory/model/patcher.py

@@ -139,14 +139,13 @@ def patch_config(
         setattr(config.text_config, "topk_method", "greedy")
 
     architectures = getattr(config, "architectures", None)
-
-    if isinstance(architectures, (list, tuple)) and "InternVLChatModel" in architectures:
+    if isinstance(architectures, list) and "InternVLChatModel" in architectures:
         raise ValueError(
             "Please download the internvl models in a Hugging Face–compatible format "
             "(for example, https://huggingface.co/OpenGVLab/InternVL3-8B-hf)."
         )
 
-    if isinstance(architectures, (list, tuple)) and "LlavaLlamaForCausalLM" in architectures:
+    if isinstance(architectures, list) and "LlavaLlamaForCausalLM" in architectures:
         raise ValueError("Please download llava models with hf-compatible format: https://huggingface.co/llava-hf")
 
     if getattr(config, "model_type", None) == "internlm3" and not is_transformers_version_greater_than("4.47.1"):

src/llamafactory/train/fp8_utils.py

@@ -93,7 +93,10 @@ def create_fp8_kwargs(training_args: "TrainingArguments") -> list[Any]:
             return True
 
         # Map FSDP all-gather setting if available (this affects the underlying implementation)
-        if hasattr(training_args, "fp8_enable_fsdp_float8_all_gather") and training_args.fp8_enable_fsdp_float8_all_gather:
+        if (
+            hasattr(training_args, "fp8_enable_fsdp_float8_all_gather")
+            and training_args.fp8_enable_fsdp_float8_all_gather
+        ):
             logger.info_rank0("FSDP float8 all-gather optimization requested")
 
         return [AORecipeKwargs(config=config, module_filter_func=module_filter_func)]

src/llamafactory/train/pt/trainer.py

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import torch
 from transformers import Trainer
 from typing_extensions import override
 
-from ...extras.packages import is_transformers_version_greater_than
 from ..callbacks import SaveProcessorCallback
 from ..fp8_utils import configure_fp8_environment, patch_accelerator_for_fp8, verify_fp8_status
 from ..trainer_utils import create_custom_optimizer, create_custom_scheduler
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ from ..trainer_utils import create_custom_optimizer, create_custom_scheduler
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from transformers import ProcessorMixin
 
-    from ...hparams import FinetuningArguments, ModelArguments
+    from ...hparams import FinetuningArguments, ModelArguments, TrainingArguments
 
 
 class CustomTrainer(Trainer):
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ class CustomTrainer(Trainer):
     ) -> None:
         kwargs["processing_class"] = kwargs.pop("tokenizer")
         # Configure FP8 environment if enabled
-        training_args = kwargs.get("args")
+        training_args: TrainingArguments = kwargs.get("args")
         if training_args.fp8:
             configure_fp8_environment(training_args)
             if getattr(training_args, "fp8_backend", "auto") == "te":
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ class CustomTrainer(Trainer):
             self.accelerator.clip_grad_norm_ = MethodType(clip_grad_norm_old_version, self.accelerator)
             self.add_callback(BAdamCallback)
 
-        if training_args.fp8 and hasattr(self, "accelerator"): # verify FP8 status after trainer initialization
+        if training_args.fp8 and hasattr(self, "accelerator"):  # verify FP8 status after trainer initialization
             verify_fp8_status(self.accelerator, training_args)
 
     @override

src/llamafactory/train/sft/trainer.py

@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ from typing_extensions import override
 
 from ...extras import logging
 from ...extras.constants import IGNORE_INDEX
-from ...extras.packages import is_transformers_version_greater_than
 from ..callbacks import SaveProcessorCallback
 from ..fp8_utils import configure_fp8_environment, patch_accelerator_for_fp8, verify_fp8_status
 from ..trainer_utils import create_custom_optimizer, create_custom_scheduler
@@ -35,10 +34,10 @@ from ..trainer_utils import create_custom_optimizer, create_custom_scheduler
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from torch.utils.data import Dataset
-    from transformers import PreTrainedTokenizer, ProcessorMixin
+    from transformers import ProcessorMixin
     from transformers.trainer import PredictionOutput
 
-    from ...hparams import FinetuningArguments, ModelArguments
+    from ...hparams import FinetuningArguments, ModelArguments, TrainingArguments
 
 
 logger = logging.get_logger(__name__)
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ class CustomSeq2SeqTrainer(Seq2SeqTrainer):
     ) -> None:
         kwargs["processing_class"] = kwargs.pop("tokenizer")
         # Configure FP8 environment if enabled
-        training_args = kwargs.get("args")
+        training_args: TrainingArguments = kwargs.get("args")
         if training_args.fp8:
             configure_fp8_environment(training_args)
             if getattr(training_args, "fp8_backend", "auto") == "te":
@@ -88,7 +87,7 @@ class CustomSeq2SeqTrainer(Seq2SeqTrainer):
 
             self.compute_loss_func = dft_loss_func
 
-        if training_args.fp8 and hasattr(self, "accelerator"): # verify FP8 status after trainer initialization
+        if training_args.fp8 and hasattr(self, "accelerator"):  # verify FP8 status after trainer initialization
             verify_fp8_status(self.accelerator, training_args)
 
     @override

src/llamafactory/v1/accelerator/interface.py

@@ -34,10 +34,14 @@ from typing import Any, Optional
 from torch.distributed import barrier, destroy_process_group, init_process_group
 from torch.distributed.device_mesh import DeviceMesh, init_device_mesh
 
+from ..utils import logging
 from ..utils.types import DistributedConfig, ProcessGroup, Tensor, TensorLike
 from . import helper
 
 
+logger = logging.get_logger(__name__)
+
+
 class Dim(str, Enum):
     """Dimension names."""
 
@@ -157,6 +161,7 @@ class DistributedInterface:
             self.data_device_mesh = None
 
         self._initialized = True
+        logger.info_rank0(f"DistributedInterface initialized with strategy={self.strategy}.")
 
     def __str__(self) -> str:
         return (

src/llamafactory/v1/config/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Copyright 2025 the LlamaFactory team.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from .arg_parser import InputArgument, get_args
+from .arg_utils import ModelClass, SampleBackend
+from .data_args import DataArguments
+from .model_args import ModelArguments
+from .sample_args import SampleArguments
+from .training_args import TrainingArguments
+
+
+__all__ = [
+    "DataArguments",
+    "InputArgument",
+    "ModelArguments",
+    "ModelClass",
+    "SampleArguments",
+    "SampleBackend",
+    "TrainingArguments",
+    "get_args",
+]

src/llamafactory/v1/config/model_args.py

@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@ class ModelArguments:
         default=False,
         metadata={"help": "Trust remote code from Hugging Face."},
     )
-    use_fast_processor: bool = field(
-        default=True,
-        metadata={"help": "Use fast processor from Hugging Face."},
-    )
     model_class: ModelClass = field(
         default=ModelClass.LLM,
         metadata={"help": "Model class from Hugging Face."},
     )
+    init_config: PluginConfig | None = field(
+        default=None,
+        metadata={"help": "Initialization configuration for the model."},
+    )
     peft_config: PluginConfig | None = field(
         default=None,
         metadata={"help": "PEFT configuration for the model."},
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class ModelArguments:
     )
 
     def __post_init__(self) -> None:
+        self.init_config = get_plugin_config(self.init_config)
         self.peft_config = get_plugin_config(self.peft_config)
         self.kernel_config = get_plugin_config(self.kernel_config)
         self.quant_config = get_plugin_config(self.quant_config)

src/llamafactory/v1/config/training_args.py

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ from .arg_utils import PluginConfig, get_plugin_config
 @dataclass
 class TrainingArguments:
     output_dir: str = field(
-        default=os.path.join("outputs", str(uuid4())),
+        default=os.path.join("outputs", str(uuid4().hex)),
         metadata={"help": "Path to the output directory."},
     )
     micro_batch_size: int = field(

src/llamafactory/v1/core/base_sampler.py

@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+# Copyright 2025 the LlamaFactory team.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+
+from ..config import ModelArguments, SampleArguments, SampleBackend
+from ..utils.types import HFModel, Processor, TorchDataset
+
+
+class BaseEngine(ABC):
+    @abstractmethod
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        args: SampleArguments,
+        model_args: ModelArguments,
+        model: HFModel = None,
+        processor: Processor = None,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Initialize the engine.
+
+        Args:
+            args: Sample arguments.
+            model_args: Model arguments.
+            model: Model.
+            processor: Processor.
+        """
+        ...
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    async def generate(self, messages):
+        pass
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    async def batch_infer(self, data: TorchDataset) -> None:
+        pass
+
+
+class HuggingFaceEngine(BaseEngine):
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        args: SampleArguments,
+        model_args: ModelArguments,
+        model: HFModel,
+        processor: Processor,
+    ) -> None:
+        self.args = args
+
+
+class BaseSampler:
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        args: SampleArguments,
+        model_args: ModelArguments,
+        model: HFModel,
+        processor: Processor,
+    ) -> None:
+        if args.sample_backend == SampleBackend.HF:
+            self.engine = HuggingFaceEngine(args, model_args, model, processor)
+        else:
+            raise ValueError(f"Unknown sample backend: {args.sample_backend}")
+
+    async def generate(self, messages):
+        return await self.engine.generate(messages)
+
+    async def batch_infer(self, data: TorchDataset) -> None:
+        return await self.engine.batch_infer(data)

src/llamafactory/v1/core/chat_sampler.py

@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2025 the LlamaFactory team.
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
-
-from ..config.sample_args import SampleArguments, SampleBackend
-from .model_loader import ModelLoader
-
-
-class BaseEngine(ABC):
-    @abstractmethod
-    def __init__(self, sample_args: SampleArguments, model_loader: ModelLoader) -> None: ...
-
-    @abstractmethod
-    async def generate(self):
-        pass
-
-    @abstractmethod
-    async def batch_infer(self):
-        pass
-
-
-class HuggingFaceEngine(BaseEngine):
-    def __init__(self, model_loader: ModelLoader, sample_args: SampleArguments) -> None:
-        self.args = sample_args
-
-
-class ChatSampler:
-    def __init__(self, model_loader: ModelLoader, sample_args: SampleArguments) -> None:
-        if sample_args.sample_backend == SampleBackend.HF:
-            self.engine = HuggingFaceEngine(model_loader, sample_args)
-        else:
-            raise ValueError(f"Unknown sample backend: {sample_args.sample_backend}")

src/llamafactory/v1/core/model_loader.py

@@ -14,17 +14,24 @@
 
 """The definition of model loader.
 
-Init Phase:
+How to use:
+model_loader = ModelLoader(model_args, is_trainable=True)
+model_loader.processor: Get the tokenizer or multi-modal processor.
+model_loader.model_config: Get the model configuration.
+model_loader.model: Get the HF model.
+
+Init Workflow:
 1. Init processor.
 2. Init model config.
 3. Init model.
 4. Init adapter.
-
 """
 
 import torch
+from accelerate import init_empty_weights
 from transformers import AutoConfig, AutoProcessor
 
+from ..accelerator.helper import DeviceType
 from ..accelerator.interface import DistributedInterface
 from ..config.model_args import ModelArguments, ModelClass
 from ..utils import logging
@@ -55,11 +62,14 @@ class ModelLoader:
         """HF model."""
 
     def _init_processor(self) -> Processor:
-        """Init processor."""
+        """Init processor.
+
+        NOTE: Transformers v5 always use fast tokenizer.
+        https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/blob/v5.0.0rc1/src/transformers/models/auto/tokenization_auto.py#L642
+        """
         return AutoProcessor.from_pretrained(
             self.args.model,
             trust_remote_code=self.args.trust_remote_code,
-            use_fast=self.args.use_fast_processor,
         )
 
     def _init_model_config(self) -> HFConfig:
@@ -92,14 +102,24 @@ class ModelLoader:
 
             AutoClass = AutoModel
 
-        # map the entire model to the current accelerator
-        model = AutoClass.from_pretrained(
-            self.args.model,
-            config=self.model_config,
-            dtype="auto",
-            device_map=DistributedInterface().current_accelerator,
-            trust_remote_code=self.args.trust_remote_code,
-        )
+        if self.args.init_config is not None:
+            from ..plugins.model_plugins.initialization import InitPlugin
+
+            init_device = InitPlugin(self.args.init_config.name)()
+        else:
+            init_device = DistributedInterface().current_accelerator
+
+        if init_device.type == DeviceType.META:
+            with init_empty_weights():
+                model = AutoClass.from_config(self.model_config)
+        else:
+            model = AutoClass.from_pretrained(
+                self.args.model,
+                config=self.model_config,
+                dtype="auto",
+                device_map=init_device,
+                trust_remote_code=self.args.trust_remote_code,
+            )
 
         if self.args.peft_config is None:
             if self.is_train:

src/llamafactory/v1/plugins/model_plugins/initialization.py

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# Copyright 2025 the LlamaFactory team.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+
+import torch
+
+from ...accelerator.helper import DeviceType
+from ...accelerator.interface import DistributedInterface
+from ...utils.plugin import BasePlugin
+
+
+class InitPlugin(BasePlugin):
+    def __call__(self) -> torch.device:
+        return super().__call__()
+
+
+@InitPlugin("init_on_meta").register
+def init_on_meta() -> torch.device:
+    return torch.device(DeviceType.META.value)
+
+
+@InitPlugin("init_on_rank0").register
+def init_on_rank0() -> torch.device:
+    if DistributedInterface().get_rank() == 0:
+        return torch.device(DeviceType.CPU.value)
+    else:
+        return torch.device(DeviceType.META.value)
+
+
+@InitPlugin("init_on_default").register
+def init_on_default() -> torch.device:
+    return DistributedInterface().current_accelerator

src/llamafactory/v1/samplers/cli_sampler.py

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# Copyright 2025 the LlamaFactory team.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+
+from ..config import InputArgument, SampleBackend, get_args
+from ..core.base_sampler import BaseSampler
+from ..core.model_loader import ModelLoader
+
+
+def run_chat(args: InputArgument = None):
+    data_args, model_args, _, sample_args = get_args(args)
+    if sample_args.sample_backend != SampleBackend.HF:
+        model_args.init_plugin = {"name": "init_on_meta"}
+
+    model_loader = ModelLoader(model_args)
+    sampler = BaseSampler(sample_args, model_args, model_loader.model, model_loader.processor)
+    if data_args.dataset is not None:
+        sampler.batch_infer()
+    else:
+        sampler.generate()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    run_chat()

tests/conftest.py

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-"""LLaMA-Factory test configuration.
+"""LlamaFactory test configuration.
 
 Contains shared fixtures, pytest configuration, and custom markers.
 """
@@ -110,11 +110,10 @@ def _handle_device_visibility(items: list[Item]):
 def pytest_collection_modifyitems(config: Config, items: list[Item]):
     """Modify test collection based on markers and environment."""
     # Handle version compatibility (from HEAD)
-    if not is_transformers_version_greater_than("4.57.0"):
-        skip_bc = pytest.mark.skip(reason="Skip backward compatibility tests")
-        for item in items:
-            if "tests_v1" in str(item.fspath):
-                item.add_marker(skip_bc)
+    skip_bc = pytest.mark.skip(reason="Skip backward compatibility tests")
+    for item in items:
+        if "tests_v1" in str(item.fspath) and not is_transformers_version_greater_than("4.57.0"):
+            item.add_marker(skip_bc)
 
     _handle_slow_tests(items)
     _handle_runs_on(items)
@@ -156,6 +155,7 @@ def _manage_distributed_env(request: FixtureRequest, monkeypatch: MonkeyPatch) -
             monkeypatch.setenv(env_key, visible_devices[0] if visible_devices else "0")
         else:
             monkeypatch.setenv(env_key, "0")
+
         if CURRENT_DEVICE == "cuda":
             monkeypatch.setattr(torch.cuda, "device_count", lambda: 1)
         elif CURRENT_DEVICE == "npu":

tests_v1/config/test_args_parser.py

@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ def test_get_args_from_yaml(tmp_path: pathlib.Path):
         ### model
         model: "llamafactory/tiny-random-qwen2.5"
         trust_remote_code: true
-        use_fast_processor: true
         model_class: "llm"
         kernel_config:
           name: "auto"

tests_v1/conftest.py

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-"""LLaMA-Factory test configuration.
+"""LlamaFactory test configuration.
 
 Contains shared fixtures, pytest configuration, and custom markers.
 """
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import sys
 
 import pytest
 import torch
+import torch.distributed as dist
 from pytest import Config, FixtureRequest, Item, MonkeyPatch
 
 from llamafactory.v1.accelerator.helper import get_current_accelerator, get_device_count
@@ -109,17 +110,24 @@ def _handle_device_visibility(items: list[Item]):
 def pytest_collection_modifyitems(config: Config, items: list[Item]):
     """Modify test collection based on markers and environment."""
     # Handle version compatibility (from HEAD)
-    if not is_transformers_version_greater_than("4.57.0"):
-        skip_bc = pytest.mark.skip(reason="Skip backward compatibility tests")
-        for item in items:
-            if "tests_v1" in str(item.fspath):
-                item.add_marker(skip_bc)
+    skip_bc = pytest.mark.skip(reason="Skip backward compatibility tests")
+    for item in items:
+        if "tests_v1" in str(item.fspath) and not is_transformers_version_greater_than("4.57.0"):
+            item.add_marker(skip_bc)
 
     _handle_slow_tests(items)
     _handle_runs_on(items)
     _handle_device_visibility(items)
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def _cleanup_distributed_state():
+    """Cleanup distributed state after each test."""
+    yield
+    if dist.is_initialized():
+        dist.destroy_process_group()
+
+
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
 def _manage_distributed_env(request: FixtureRequest, monkeypatch: MonkeyPatch) -> None:
     """Set environment variables for distributed tests if specific devices are requested."""
@@ -155,6 +163,7 @@ def _manage_distributed_env(request: FixtureRequest, monkeypatch: MonkeyPatch) -
             monkeypatch.setenv(env_key, visible_devices[0] if visible_devices else "0")
         else:
             monkeypatch.setenv(env_key, "0")
+
         if CURRENT_DEVICE == "cuda":
             monkeypatch.setattr(torch.cuda, "device_count", lambda: 1)
         elif CURRENT_DEVICE == "npu":

tests_v1/plugins/model_plugins/test_init_plugin.py

@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+# Copyright 2025 the LlamaFactory team.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import pytest
+
+from llamafactory.v1.accelerator.interface import DistributedInterface
+from llamafactory.v1.config.arg_parser import get_args
+from llamafactory.v1.core.model_loader import ModelLoader
+
+
+def test_init_on_meta():
+    _, model_args, *_ = get_args(
+        dict(
+            model="llamafactory/tiny-random-qwen2.5",
+            init_config={"name": "init_on_meta"},
+        )
+    )
+    model_loader = ModelLoader(model_args=model_args)
+    assert model_loader.model.device.type == "meta"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.runs_on(["cuda", "npu"])
+def test_init_on_rank0():
+    _, model_args, *_ = get_args(
+        dict(
+            model="llamafactory/tiny-random-qwen2.5",
+            init_config={"name": "init_on_rank0"},
+        )
+    )
+    model_loader = ModelLoader(model_args=model_args)
+    if DistributedInterface().get_rank() == 0:
+        assert model_loader.model.device.type == "cpu"
+    else:
+        assert model_loader.model.device.type == "meta"
+
+
+def test_init_on_default():
+    _, model_args, *_ = get_args(
+        dict(
+            model="llamafactory/tiny-random-qwen2.5",
+            init_config={"name": "init_on_default"},
+        )
+    )
+    model_loader = ModelLoader(model_args=model_args)
+    assert model_loader.model.device.type == DistributedInterface().current_accelerator.type