gpu-estimator 0.1.3

A Python package for estimating GPU memory requirements and the number of GPUs needed for training machine learning models

GPU Estimator

A Python package for estimating GPU memory requirements and the number of GPUs needed for training machine learning models.

Features

• Estimate GPU memory requirements based on model parameters
• Calculate optimal number of GPUs for training
• Support for different precision types (FP32, FP16, BF16, INT8)
• Account for optimizer states and gradient storage
• Integration with Hugging Face Hub for latest models
• Discover and search trending models
• Support for popular architectures (GPT, LLaMA, BERT, T5, Mistral, etc.)
• CLI interface for quick estimates
• Detailed memory breakdown and recommendations

Installation

pip install gpu-estimator

Quick Start

Basic Usage

from gpu_estimator import GPUEstimator

estimator = GPUEstimator()

# Estimate for a 7B parameter model
result = estimator.estimate(
    model_params=7e9,
    batch_size=32,
    sequence_length=2048,
    precision="fp16"
)

print(f"Memory needed per GPU: {result.memory_per_gpu_gb:.2f} GB")
print(f"Recommended GPUs: {result.num_gpus}")

Hugging Face Integration

from gpu_estimator import GPUEstimator

estimator = GPUEstimator()

# Estimate directly from Hugging Face model ID
result = estimator.estimate_from_huggingface(
    model_id="meta-llama/Llama-2-7b-hf",
    batch_size=4,
    sequence_length=2048,
    precision="fp16",
    gradient_checkpointing=True
)

print(f"Total memory required: {result.total_memory_gb:.2f} GB")
print(f"GPUs needed: {result.num_gpus}")

# Discover trending models
trending = estimator.list_trending_models(limit=10, task="text-generation")
for model in trending:
    print(f"{model.model_id} - {model.downloads:,} downloads")

# Search for specific models
models = estimator.search_models("mistral", limit=5)
for model in models:
    print(f"{model.model_id} - {model.architecture}")

CLI Usage

Basic Estimation

# Estimate for any model by parameters
gpu-estimate estimate --model-params 7e9 --batch-size 4 --precision fp16

# Estimate for predefined models
gpu-estimate estimate --model-name llama-7b --batch-size 8

# Estimate for latest models
gpu-estimate estimate --model-name qwen2.5-7b --batch-size 4 --precision fp16
gpu-estimate estimate --model-name llama3.2-3b --batch-size 16 --gpu-type A100

# Estimate for Hugging Face models
gpu-estimate estimate --huggingface-model meta-llama/Llama-2-7b-hf --batch-size 4

Model Discovery

# List trending models
gpu-estimate trending --limit 20 --task text-generation

# Search for models
gpu-estimate search "mistral" --limit 10

# Get popular models by architecture
gpu-estimate popular llama --limit 5

# Get model information
gpu-estimate info llama-7b

Advanced Options

# With gradient checkpointing and specific GPU
gpu-estimate estimate \
  --huggingface-model microsoft/DialoGPT-large \
  --batch-size 8 \
  --seq-length 1024 \
  --precision fp16 \
  --gpu-type A100 \
  --gradient-checkpointing \
  --verbose

Interactive Mode

Launch an interactive session for guided GPU estimation:

gpu-estimate interactive

Features:

• Guided workflows for all estimation tasks
• Model discovery with direct estimation
• Flexible model specification (parameters, names, or HF IDs)
• Step-by-step configuration of training parameters
• Quick estimates from trending model lists

Supported Models & Architectures

Hugging Face Models

The package automatically supports any model on Hugging Face Hub by detecting their configuration. Popular architectures include:

Architecture	Examples	Use Cases
LLaMA/LLaMA2/3/4	meta-llama/Llama-2-7b-hf, meta-llama/Llama-3.2-3B, meta-llama/Llama-4-Scout-17B	General language modeling, chat
GPT	gpt2, microsoft/DialoGPT-large	Text generation, conversation
Mistral	mistralai/Mistral-7B-v0.1	Efficient language modeling
CodeLlama	codellama/CodeLlama-7b-Python-hf	Code generation
BERT	google-bert/bert-base-uncased	Text classification, NLU
T5	google-t5/t5-base, google/flan-t5-large	Text-to-text tasks
Phi	microsoft/phi-2	Small efficient models
Gemma/Gemma2/3	google/gemma-7b, google/gemma-2-9b, google/gemma-3-270m	Google's language models
Qwen/Qwen2.5/3	Qwen/Qwen-7B, Qwen/Qwen2.5-7B, Qwen/Qwen3-4B	Multilingual models

Predefined Models

Classic and latest models with known configurations:

GPT Family:

• gpt2, gpt2-medium, gpt2-large, gpt2-xl, gpt3

LLaMA Family:

• Original: llama-7b, llama-13b, llama-30b, llama-65b
• LLaMA 2: llama2-7b, llama2-13b, llama2-70b
• LLaMA 3.2: llama3.2-1b, llama3.2-3b
• LLaMA 3.3: llama3.3-70b
• LLaMA 4: llama4-scout-17b, llama4-maverick-17b
• Code LLaMA: codellama-7b, codellama-13b, codellama-34b

Mistral Family:

• mistral-7b

Phi Family:

• phi-1.5b, phi-2.7b

Gemma Family:

• Original: gemma-2b, gemma-7b
• Gemma 2: gemma2-2b, gemma2-9b, gemma2-27b
• Gemma 3: gemma3-270m

Qwen Family:

• Qwen 2.5: qwen2.5-7b, qwen2.5-14b, qwen2.5-32b, qwen2.5-72b
• Qwen 3: qwen3-4b, qwen3-30b, qwen3-235b

Flexible Naming: Model names support flexible matching. Use custom-llama-7b, my-mistral-7b, or any name containing a known model identifier.

GPU Types Supported

GPU	Memory	Use Case
H100	80 GB	Latest high-performance training
A100	80 GB	Large model training and inference
A40	48 GB	Professional workstation training
A6000	48 GB	Creative and AI workstation
L40	48 GB	Data center inference
L4	24 GB	Efficient inference
RTX 4090	24 GB	Consumer high-end
RTX 3090	24 GB	Consumer enthusiast
V100	32 GB	Previous generation training
T4	16 GB	Cloud inference