Instructions to use LiquidAI/LFM2.5-8B-A1B with libraries, inference providers, notebooks, and local apps. Follow these links to get started.

Libraries

How to use LiquidAI/LFM2.5-8B-A1B with Transformers:

# Use a pipeline as a high-level helper
from transformers import pipeline

pipe = pipeline("text-generation", model="LiquidAI/LFM2.5-8B-A1B")
messages = [
    {"role": "user", "content": "Who are you?"},
]
pipe(messages)

# Load model directly
from transformers import AutoTokenizer, AutoModelForCausalLM

tokenizer = AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained("LiquidAI/LFM2.5-8B-A1B")
model = AutoModelForCausalLM.from_pretrained("LiquidAI/LFM2.5-8B-A1B", device_map="auto")
messages = [
    {"role": "user", "content": "Who are you?"},
]
inputs = tokenizer.apply_chat_template(
	messages,
	add_generation_prompt=True,
	tokenize=True,
	return_dict=True,
	return_tensors="pt",
).to(model.device)

outputs = model.generate(**inputs, max_new_tokens=40)
print(tokenizer.decode(outputs[0][inputs["input_ids"].shape[-1]:]))

Notebooks
Google Colab
Kaggle
Local Apps Settings

vLLM

How to use LiquidAI/LFM2.5-8B-A1B with vLLM:

Install from pip and serve model

# Install vLLM from pip:
pip install vllm
# Start the vLLM server:
vllm serve "LiquidAI/LFM2.5-8B-A1B"
# Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API):
curl -X POST "http://localhost:8000/v1/chat/completions" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	--data '{
		"model": "LiquidAI/LFM2.5-8B-A1B",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": "What is the capital of France?"
			}
		]
	}'

Use Docker

docker model run hf.co/LiquidAI/LFM2.5-8B-A1B

SGLang

How to use LiquidAI/LFM2.5-8B-A1B with SGLang:

Install from pip and serve model

# Install SGLang from pip:
pip install sglang
# Start the SGLang server:
python3 -m sglang.launch_server \
    --model-path "LiquidAI/LFM2.5-8B-A1B" \
    --host 0.0.0.0 \
    --port 30000
# Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API):
curl -X POST "http://localhost:30000/v1/chat/completions" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	--data '{
		"model": "LiquidAI/LFM2.5-8B-A1B",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": "What is the capital of France?"
			}
		]
	}'

Use Docker images

docker run --gpus all \
    --shm-size 32g \
    -p 30000:30000 \
    -v ~/.cache/huggingface:/root/.cache/huggingface \
    --env "HF_TOKEN=<secret>" \
    --ipc=host \
    lmsysorg/sglang:latest \
    python3 -m sglang.launch_server \
        --model-path "LiquidAI/LFM2.5-8B-A1B" \
        --host 0.0.0.0 \
        --port 30000
# Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API):
curl -X POST "http://localhost:30000/v1/chat/completions" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	--data '{
		"model": "LiquidAI/LFM2.5-8B-A1B",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": "What is the capital of France?"
			}
		]
	}'

Docker Model Runner
How to use LiquidAI/LFM2.5-8B-A1B with Docker Model Runner:
```
docker model run hf.co/LiquidAI/LFM2.5-8B-A1B
```

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@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ LFM2.5-8B-A1B is a general-purpose text-only model with the following features:
 | [LFM2.5-8B-A1B-GGUF](https://huggingface.co/LiquidAI/LFM2.5-8B-A1B-GGUF) | Quantized format for llama.cpp and compatible tools. Optimized for edge inference and local deployment. |
 | [LFM2.5-8B-A1B-ONNX](https://huggingface.co/LiquidAI/LFM2.5-8B-A1B-ONNX) | ONNX Runtime format for cross-platform deployment. |
 | [LFM2.5-8B-A1B-MLX](https://huggingface.co/LiquidAI/LFM2.5-8B-A1B-MLX-8bit) | MLX format for Apple Silicon. Optimized for fast inference on Mac devices. |
 We recommend using LFM2.5-8B-A1B for agentic workflows, tool use, structured outputs, multilingual assistants, and on-device personal-assistant applications. It is not the best fit for heavy programming or knowledge-intensive question answering without retrieval.
@@ -127,9 +128,13 @@ LFM2.5-8B-A1B is supported by many inference frameworks. See the [Inference docu
 |------|-------------|------|:--------:|
 | [Transformers](https://github.com/huggingface/transformers) | Simple inference with direct access to model internals. | <a href="https://docs.liquid.ai/lfm/inference/transformers">Link</a> | <a href="https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1_q3jQ6LtyiuPzFZv7Vw8xSfPU5FwkKZY?usp=sharing"><img src="https://cdn-uploads.huggingface.co/production/uploads/61b8e2ba285851687028d395/vlOyMEjwHa_b_LXysEu2E.png" width="110" alt="Colab link"></a> |
 | [vLLM](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm) | High-throughput production deployments with GPU. | <a href="https://docs.liquid.ai/lfm/inference/vllm">Link</a> | <a href="https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1VfyscuHP8A3we_YpnzuabYJzr5ju0Mit?usp=sharing"><img src="https://cdn-uploads.huggingface.co/production/uploads/61b8e2ba285851687028d395/vlOyMEjwHa_b_LXysEu2E.png" width="110" alt="Colab link"></a> |
 | [llama.cpp](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp) | Cross-platform inference with CPU offloading. | <a href="https://docs.liquid.ai/lfm/inference/llama-cpp">Link</a> | <a href="https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1ohLl3w47OQZA4ELo46i5E4Z6oGWBAyo8?usp=sharing"><img src="https://cdn-uploads.huggingface.co/production/uploads/61b8e2ba285851687028d395/vlOyMEjwHa_b_LXysEu2E.png" width="110" alt="Colab link"></a> |
 | [MLX](https://github.com/ml-explore/mlx) | Apple's machine learning framework optimized for Apple Silicon. | <a href="https://docs.liquid.ai/lfm/inference/mlx">Link</a> | — |
-| [LM Studio](https://lmstudio.ai/) | Desktop application for running LLMs locally. | <a href="https://docs.liquid.ai/lfm/inference/lm-studio">Link</a> | — |
 Quick start with Transformers (compatible with `transformers>=5.0.0`):

 | [LFM2.5-8B-A1B-GGUF](https://huggingface.co/LiquidAI/LFM2.5-8B-A1B-GGUF) | Quantized format for llama.cpp and compatible tools. Optimized for edge inference and local deployment. |
 | [LFM2.5-8B-A1B-ONNX](https://huggingface.co/LiquidAI/LFM2.5-8B-A1B-ONNX) | ONNX Runtime format for cross-platform deployment. |
 | [LFM2.5-8B-A1B-MLX](https://huggingface.co/LiquidAI/LFM2.5-8B-A1B-MLX-8bit) | MLX format for Apple Silicon. Optimized for fast inference on Mac devices. |
+| [LFM2.5-8B-A1B-DSpark](https://huggingface.co/LiquidAI/LFM2.5-8B-A1B-DSpark) | Speculative decoding drafter (328M). Pair it with this model for ~2.5x faster decoding with identical outputs. |
 We recommend using LFM2.5-8B-A1B for agentic workflows, tool use, structured outputs, multilingual assistants, and on-device personal-assistant applications. It is not the best fit for heavy programming or knowledge-intensive question answering without retrieval.
 |------|-------------|------|:--------:|
 | [Transformers](https://github.com/huggingface/transformers) | Simple inference with direct access to model internals. | <a href="https://docs.liquid.ai/lfm/inference/transformers">Link</a> | <a href="https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1_q3jQ6LtyiuPzFZv7Vw8xSfPU5FwkKZY?usp=sharing"><img src="https://cdn-uploads.huggingface.co/production/uploads/61b8e2ba285851687028d395/vlOyMEjwHa_b_LXysEu2E.png" width="110" alt="Colab link"></a> |
 | [vLLM](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm) | High-throughput production deployments with GPU. | <a href="https://docs.liquid.ai/lfm/inference/vllm">Link</a> | <a href="https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1VfyscuHP8A3we_YpnzuabYJzr5ju0Mit?usp=sharing"><img src="https://cdn-uploads.huggingface.co/production/uploads/61b8e2ba285851687028d395/vlOyMEjwHa_b_LXysEu2E.png" width="110" alt="Colab link"></a> |
+| [SGLang](https://github.com/sgl-project/sglang) | High-throughput production deployments with GPU. | <a href="https://docs.liquid.ai/deployment/gpu-inference/sglang">Link</a> | — |
 | [llama.cpp](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp) | Cross-platform inference with CPU offloading. | <a href="https://docs.liquid.ai/lfm/inference/llama-cpp">Link</a> | <a href="https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1ohLl3w47OQZA4ELo46i5E4Z6oGWBAyo8?usp=sharing"><img src="https://cdn-uploads.huggingface.co/production/uploads/61b8e2ba285851687028d395/vlOyMEjwHa_b_LXysEu2E.png" width="110" alt="Colab link"></a> |
 | [MLX](https://github.com/ml-explore/mlx) | Apple's machine learning framework optimized for Apple Silicon. | <a href="https://docs.liquid.ai/lfm/inference/mlx">Link</a> | — |
+| [LM Studio](https://lmstudio.ai/) | Desktop application for running LLMs locally. | <a href="https://docs.liquid.ai/deployment/on-device/lm-studio">Link</a> | — |
+> [!TIP]
+> ⚡ **Faster decoding**: attach [LFM2.5-8B-A1B-DSpark](https://huggingface.co/LiquidAI/LFM2.5-8B-A1B-DSpark), a 328M speculative-decoding drafter, for ~2.5x faster decoding in SGLang with exactly the same outputs.
 Quick start with Transformers (compatible with `transformers>=5.0.0`):