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LFM2.5 1.2B Instruct DSpark

LFM2.5 1.2B Instruct DSpark is a speculative-decoding draft model for LiquidAI/LFM2.5-1.2B-Instruct, using the DSpark method adapted to the LFM2.5 architecture. It has 295.7M draft parameters in BF16, a 5-layer full-attention backbone, a Markov head (rank 256), and a confidence head, with a block size of 9 and vocabulary of 65,536. The model is intended to accelerate text generation with the target LFM2.5-1.2B-Instruct model in SGLang and is also described as running on Apple silicon via the Metal backend. The official model card reports measured speedups and acceptance rates on H100 and M4 Max hardware.

EstimatedRepository opened Aug 10, 2026Source checked 9/24/2026Version: 4876d048
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Freshness 70 out of 100. Repository age: 91 days old, Aug 10, 2026. Measures age, not quality.
Popularity 43 out of 100. 1,735 downloads in 30 days; 35 lifetime likes. Checked Nov 8, 2026. Measures adoption, not quality.
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At a glance

Parameters
0.30B
Architecture
qwen3
Context length
128,000
License
lfm1.0
Disk space
0.6 GB
Software
SGLang
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Best for

  • Accelerating text generation with LiquidAI/LFM2.5-1.2B-Instruct using speculative decoding in SGLang.
  • On-device inference on Apple silicon via the Metal backend as a draft model for the target LFM2.5-1.2B-Instruct model.
  • MATH-500 and GSM8K style mathematical reasoning tasks when used with the compatible target model, based on reported acceptance benchmarks.
  • HumanEval and MBPP style code generation tasks when used with the compatible target model, based on reported acceptance benchmarks.
  • MT-Bench style multi-turn conversation when used with the compatible target model, based on reported acceptance benchmarks.

Tradeoffs

  • Must be used with the specific target model LiquidAI/LFM2.5-1.2B-Instruct; it is a draft model and not a standalone generation model.
  • Requires a build of SGLang with DSpark support; compatibility with other inference frameworks is not stated.
  • The DSpark family includes separate drafters for different target models; this model is not interchangeable with other targets.
  • License is lfm1.0 (other), and no additional permissions or restrictions beyond the license file are specified in the provided facts.
  • The provided facts do not include quality benchmarks for the draft model itself; generated text is verified by the target model, so performance depends on the target.

Ways to run it

SGLang · Linux

Repository-specific command in publisher documentation; confirm dependencies and hardware in the source.

python -m sglang.launch_server --model-path LiquidAI/LFM2.5-1.2B-Instruct --speculative-algorithm DSPARK --speculative-draft-model-path LiquidAI/LFM2.5-1.2B-Instruct-DSpark --speculative-draft-attention-backend flashinfer --disable-radix-cache --mem-fraction-static 0.75 --port 30000
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