Add qwen2 implementation by ChingTsai · Pull Request #3113 · AI-Hypercomputer/maxtext

ChingTsai · 2026-02-09T02:26:55Z

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Added Qwen2 implementation.
- Implemented Qwen2 layers, these are mostly identical to Qwen3 but include the ability to apply attention bias.
- Enabled attention bias specifically for QKV (excluding O) when using Qwen2. ref
- Renamed Qwen3 to Qwen in hf_shape and param_mapping, and adding conversion for attention bias weights
- Added end-to-end testing scripts.

Fix b/471703114

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Logit Verification for HF -> MT

JAX_PLATFORMS=cpu python3 -m tests.utils.forward_pass_logit_checker src/maxtext/configs/base.yml run_name=forward_pass_test_unscanned model_name=qwen2.5-7b tokenizer_path=Qwen/Qwen2.5-7B-Instruct load_parameters_path=${CHECKPOINT_PATH} max_prefill_predict_length=4 max_target_length=4 dataset_type=synthetic scan_layers=true per_device_batch_size=1 skip_jax_distributed_system=True --max_kl_div=0.017 --run_hf_model=True weight_dtype=bfloat16 --hf_model_path=Qwen/Qwen2.5-7B-Instruct

qwen2.5-14B scanned
qwen2.5-14B unscanned
qwen2.5-7B scanned
qwen2.5-7B unscanned

MT -> HF Checkpoint Check

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❌ Patch coverage is 44.56522% with 51 lines in your changes missing coverage. Please review.

Files with missing lines	Patch %	Lines
src/maxtext/models/qwen2.py	41.81%	32 Missing ⚠️
...xtext/checkpoint_conversion/utils/param_mapping.py	15.38%	11 Missing ⚠️
.../maxtext/integration/tunix/weight_mapping/qwen2.py	73.33%	4 Missing ⚠️
...xtext/integration/tunix/weight_mapping/__init__.py	33.33%	2 Missing ⚠️
src/maxtext/layers/decoders.py	0.00%	1 Missing and 1 partial ⚠️

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github-actions · 2026-02-10T08:01:32Z

🤖 Hi @ChingTsai, I've received your request, and I'm working on it now! You can track my progress in the logs for more details.

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📋 Review Summary

This Pull Request introduces the implementation of Qwen2 models, including new decoder layers, weight mappings, and configuration updates. The changes integrate Qwen2 into the existing MaxText framework, extending its model compatibility.

🔍 General Feedback

The generalization of Qwen3 mappings and hook functions to a unified Qwen approach in hf_shape.py and param_mapping.py is a good practice, improving code reusability and maintainability.
New configuration files for Qwen2.5 models are well-structured and consistent with existing model configurations.
Ensure consistent handling of attention biases across the model definition and weight mapping to prevent potential runtime issues.

src/maxtext/layers/attentions.py

src/maxtext/integration/tunix/weight_mapping/qwen2.py

RissyRan · 2026-02-10T21:46:21Z

Thanks for bringing up new models! We usually verify implementation using this script against the HF version. Please let us know if you meet any issues.

RissyRan · 2026-02-10T21:47:21Z

cc @parambole who is working on Qwen3 for helping review PRs

ChingTsai · 2026-02-11T09:22:52Z

Thanks for bringing up new models! We usually verify implementation using this script against the HF version. Please let us know if you meet any issues.

Hi @RissyRan, I noticed that the 7b scanned checkpoint has a higher max KL divergence of 0.016245 (see logs). I've updated the threshold (0.015 -> 0.017) to allow this to pass, but please let me know if this level of divergence is a concern.

RissyRan

Thanks for adding new models and tests! Overall LGTM!

As checkpoint conversion is bi-directional here, could you try convert your orbax to huggingface and compare the original huggingface checkpoint and see if value matches? One reference.

@hengtaoguo could you also take a review, especially for weight transfer part?

RissyRan · 2026-03-02T18:45:39Z

src/maxtext/configs/models/qwen2.5-14b.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# Copyright 2023–2025 Google LLC


nit: 2026, similar for other files if applies.

RissyRan · 2026-03-02T18:46:04Z

src/maxtext/configs/models/qwen2.5-14b.yml

+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+# model config for qwen2.5-14b


Nit: could you help add a huggingface reference link for them, like https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen2.5-14B-Instruct/blob/main/config.json. Similar for other files if applies.

RissyRan · 2026-03-02T18:47:17Z

src/maxtext/configs/models/qwen2.5-14b.yml

+vocab_size: 152064
+
+decoder_block: "qwen2"
+


nit: shall we remove the extra lines to align with 7b if no specific comment?

RissyRan · 2026-03-02T18:51:11Z

tests/end_to_end/tpu/qwen/dense/run_qwen2.5_dense.md

+
+## Running the End-to-End Test
+
+The `test_qwen2.5-14b.sh` script automates the following steps:


Shall we put 7b here (swap it in this doc)? I see HF downloads from 7b is more popular with 19M last month. https://screenshot.googleplex.com/56Gg4wPjEWEMMsw

RissyRan · 2026-03-02T18:52:42Z

tests/end_to_end/tpu/qwen/dense/qwen2.5-7b/test_qwen2.5-7b.sh

+    --run_hf_model=True \
+    --hf_model_path=${HF_MODEL_ID}
+
+# Step 3: SFT


Shall we add one test for pre-train (without loading ckpt) and decode (with unscanned ckpt)? I think 7b and 14b are same structure, and it's fine to just add one into end_to_end test script.

ChingTsai · 2026-03-04T06:44:26Z

As checkpoint conversion is bi-directional here, could you try convert your orbax to huggingface and compare the original huggingface checkpoint and see if value matches? One reference.

Hi @RissyRan , I have completed the HF conversion checks for qwen2.5-7B and qwen2.5-14B.
I also added a small change to include a progress bar in the checker here .
All the comments should be addressed, but please let me know if I missed anything.

Thanks!

RissyRan · 2026-03-05T19:11:25Z

tests/end_to_end/tpu/qwen/dense/run_qwen2.5_dense.md

+bash tests/end_to_end/tpu/qwen/dense/qwen2.5-7b/test_qwen2.5-7b.sh
+```
+
+#### Expected output


Let's remove this section? The alignment could be changed based on precision an other configs. I don't want to give a wrong impression to customers that rank_agreement_percentage is at 40.0%. Similar to performance number in pre-train.

RissyRan

LGTM! Please consider to remove the expected results.

parambole

LGTM

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		## Running the End-to-End Test

		The `test_qwen2.5-14b.sh` script automates the following steps:

		vocab_size: 152064

		decoder_block: "qwen2"

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