Allow VLMs to have a correct `base_model` by zucchini-nlp · Pull Request #41589 · huggingface/transformers

zucchini-nlp · 2025-10-14T16:24:25Z

What does this PR do?

As per title, being able to simply call model.base_model is a useful feat for models which we didn't support in VLMs

There will be no more weird patter like this after this PR:

            if hasattr(model, "visual"):
                vision_module = model.visual
            elif hasattr(model, "model") and hasattr(model.model, "visual"):
                vision_module = model.model.visual


# Now we can
vision_module = model.base_model.visual

Also PR fixes loading base model in Llava-like models which was accidentally deleted. We still need a conversion mapping for legacy checkpoints

# throws bunch of missing keys in main and works with this PR
model  = AutoModel.from_pretrained('llava-hf/llava-1.5-7b-hf')

zucchini-nlp · 2025-10-14T16:31:33Z

run-slow: cohere2_vision, flava, florence2, gemma3, gemma3n, glm4v, lfm2_vl, llama4, llava, qwen2_vl

github-actions · 2025-10-14T16:33:11Z

This comment contains run-slow, running the specified jobs:

models: ['models/cohere2_vision', 'models/flava', 'models/florence2', 'models/gemma3', 'models/gemma3n', 'models/glm4v', 'models/lfm2_vl', 'models/llama4', 'models/llava', 'models/qwen2_vl']
quantizations: [] ...

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zucchini-nlp · 2025-10-14T16:56:48Z

run-slow: cohere2_vision, flava, florence2, gemma3, gemma3n, glm4v, lfm2_vl, llama4, llava, qwen2_vl

github-actions · 2025-10-14T16:58:08Z

This comment contains run-slow, running the specified jobs:

models: ['models/cohere2_vision', 'models/flava', 'models/florence2', 'models/gemma3', 'models/gemma3n', 'models/glm4v', 'models/lfm2_vl', 'models/llama4', 'models/llava', 'models/qwen2_vl']
quantizations: [] ...

zucchini-nlp · 2025-10-14T17:20:07Z

run-slow: cohere2_vision, flava, florence2, gemma3, gemma3n, glm4v, lfm2_vl, llama4, llava, qwen2_vl

zucchini-nlp · 2025-10-14T17:38:11Z

run-slow: cohere2_vision, flava, florence2, gemma3, gemma3n, glm4v, lfm2_vl, llama4, llava, qwen2_vl

zucchini-nlp · 2025-10-15T08:29:54Z

run-slow: cohere2_vision, flava, florence2, gemma3, gemma3n, glm4v, lfm2_vl, llama4, llava, qwen2_vl

zucchini-nlp · 2025-10-15T13:36:24Z

run-slow: cohere2_vision, flava, florence2, gemma3, gemma3n, glm4v, lfm2_vl, llama4, llava, qwen2_vl

zucchini-nlp · 2025-10-15T14:58:19Z

run-slow: cohere2_vision, flava, florence2, gemma3, gemma3n, glm4v, lfm2_vl, llama4, llava, qwen2_vl

zucchini-nlp · 2025-10-15T15:01:02Z

Maybe merge main first?

zucchini-nlp · 2025-10-15T15:01:18Z

run-slow: cohere2_vision, flava, florence2, gemma3, gemma3n, glm4v, lfm2_vl, llama4, llava, qwen2_vl

github-actions · 2025-10-15T15:03:26Z

This comment contains run-slow, running the specified jobs:

models: ['models/cohere2_vision', 'models/flava', 'models/florence2', 'models/gemma3', 'models/gemma3n', 'models/glm4v', 'models/lfm2_vl', 'models/llama4', 'models/llava', 'models/qwen2_vl']
quantizations: [] ...

zucchini-nlp · 2025-10-15T15:33:28Z

run-slow: cohere2_vision, flava, florence2, gemma3, gemma3n, glm4v, lfm2_vl, llama4, llava, qwen2_vl

zucchini-nlp · 2025-10-15T15:39:18Z

run-slow: cohere2_vision, flava, florence2, gemma3, gemma3n, glm4v, lfm2_vl, llama4, llava, qwen2_vl

github-actions · 2025-10-15T15:40:39Z

This comment contains run-slow, running the specified jobs:

models: ['models/cohere2_vision', 'models/flava', 'models/florence2', 'models/gemma3', 'models/gemma3n', 'models/glm4v', 'models/lfm2_vl', 'models/llama4', 'models/llava', 'models/qwen2_vl']
quantizations: [] ...

zucchini-nlp · 2025-10-15T16:08:50Z

Looks like the test failing are same as in main branch, and the checkpoints are still loaded correctly without mismatch keys

zucchini-nlp · 2025-11-14T10:36:39Z

Now it doesn't touch core modeling anymore, because weight loading was refactored. Instead it fixes loading base model in Llava-like models which was accidentally deleted. We still need a conversion mapping for legacy checkpointss

And as per title, make sure that all VLMs have a correct base_model_prefix. I made sure that loading with model = AutoModel.from_pretrained('llava-hf/llava-1.5-7b-hf') doesn't throw errors about missing keys

I will request non core-maintainer review after slow tests ✅

zucchini-nlp · 2025-11-14T10:36:42Z

run-slow: aria, aya_vision, blt, emu3, flava, gemma3, gemma3n, glm4v, glm4v_moe, got_ocr2, internvl, llama4, llava, llava_next, llava_next_video, llava_onevision

github-actions · 2025-11-14T10:37:57Z

This comment contains run-slow, running the specified jobs:

models: ["models/aria", "models/aya_vision", "models/blt", "models/emu3", "models/flava", "models/gemma3", "models/gemma3n", "models/glm4v", "models/glm4v_moe", "models/got_ocr2", "models/internvl", "models/llama4", "models/llava", "models/llava_next", "models/llava_next_video", "models/llava_onevision"]
quantizations: []

zucchini-nlp · 2025-11-14T10:57:47Z

Test failures aren't related, cc @molbap whenever you have a chance 😄

github-actions · 2025-11-14T12:25:18Z

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molbap

Very nice, thanks for the extensive and needed testing! Not much to say except "can we add a test" to make sure when we push new VLMs we don't deviate from this?

zucchini-nlp · 2025-11-14T16:32:58Z

Yep, I think test can be done and will help also with nudging contribs to use standard modeling format. If the model is supposed to deviate from standard, they can easily skip the test

Will add one today if I get time

zucchini-nlp · 2025-11-17T12:09:42Z

Tests in main are broken 😢 waiting for a fix so I can merge

molbap · 2025-11-18T09:12:26Z

+    def test_model_base_model_prefix(self):
+        """
+        Normally a generative model is a base model + lm_head on top. If this test
+        fails for new model, probably the model has incorrect `base_model_prefix` or
+        the you are re-defining base blocks for a generative model.
+        There are some models which might not fit this assumption, if the model
+        has a special architecture. Feel free to skip the test in that case with
+        a reason in description.
+        """
+        for model_class in self.all_generative_model_classes:
+            config, _ = self.model_tester.prepare_config_and_inputs_for_common()
+            model = model_class(config)
+            self.assertTrue(model.base_model is not model)


That's pretty good I think, thanks!

github-actions · 2025-11-18T10:09:38Z

[For maintainers] Suggested jobs to run (before merge)

run-slow: aria, aya_vision, blt, clvp, cohere2_vision, emu3, flava, florence2, gemma3, gemma3n, glm46v, glm4v, glm4v_moe, got_ocr2, internvl, jetmoe

* allow VLMs to have a correct `base_model` * fix copies * fix copies? * empty commit * fix copies * nits after rebase * fix copies * add a test * skip more tests * fiix copies, ig have to do it in all PRs after rebase

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Fix base model prefix in VLMs #42059

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🚨 Generalize get_decoder() for multimodal and delete redundant code 🔪 #42156

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🚨 [ALM] Add base model without head #45534

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