GPT4All Python SDK Reference

GPT4All

Python class that handles instantiation, downloading, generation and chat with GPT4All models.

Source code in gpt4all/gpt4all.py

class GPT4All:
    """
    Python class that handles instantiation, downloading, generation and chat with GPT4All models.
    """

    def __init__(
        self,
        model_name: str,
        *,
        model_path: str | os.PathLike[str] | None = None,
        model_type: str | None = None,
        allow_download: bool = True,
        n_threads: int | None = None,
        device: str | None = None,
        n_ctx: int = 2048,
        ngl: int = 100,
        verbose: bool = False,
    ):
        """
        Constructor

        Args:
            model_name: Name of GPT4All or custom model. Including ".gguf" file extension is optional but encouraged.
            model_path: Path to directory containing model file or, if file does not exist, where to download model.
                Default is None, in which case models will be stored in `~/.cache/gpt4all/`.
            model_type: Model architecture. This argument currently does not have any functionality and is just used as
                descriptive identifier for user. Default is None.
            allow_download: Allow API to download models from gpt4all.io. Default is True.
            n_threads: number of CPU threads used by GPT4All. Default is None, then the number of threads are determined automatically.
            device: The processing unit on which the GPT4All model will run. It can be set to:
                - "cpu": Model will run on the central processing unit.
                - "gpu": Use Metal on ARM64 macOS, otherwise the same as "kompute".
                - "kompute": Use the best GPU provided by the Kompute backend.
                - "cuda": Use the best GPU provided by the CUDA backend.
                - "amd", "nvidia": Use the best GPU provided by the Kompute backend from this vendor.
                - A specific device name from the list returned by `GPT4All.list_gpus()`.
                Default is Metal on ARM64 macOS, "cpu" otherwise.

                Note: If a selected GPU device does not have sufficient RAM to accommodate the model, an error will be thrown, and the GPT4All instance will be rendered invalid. It's advised to ensure the device has enough memory before initiating the model.
            n_ctx: Maximum size of context window
            ngl: Number of GPU layers to use (Vulkan)
            verbose: If True, print debug messages.
        """

        self.model_type = model_type
        self._history: list[MessageType] | None = None
        self._current_prompt_template: str = "{0}"

        device_init = None
        if sys.platform == "darwin":
            if device is None:
                backend = "auto"  # "auto" is effectively "metal" due to currently non-functional fallback
            elif device == "cpu":
                backend = "cpu"
            else:
                if platform.machine() != "arm64" or device != "gpu":
                    raise ValueError(f"Unknown device for this platform: {device}")
                backend = "metal"
        else:
            backend = "kompute"
            if device is None or device == "cpu":
                pass  # use kompute with no device
            elif device in ("cuda", "kompute"):
                backend = device
                device_init = "gpu"
            elif device.startswith("cuda:"):
                backend = "cuda"
                device_init = _remove_prefix(device, "cuda:")
            else:
                device_init = _remove_prefix(device, "kompute:")

        # Retrieve model and download if allowed
        self.config: ConfigType = self.retrieve_model(model_name, model_path=model_path, allow_download=allow_download, verbose=verbose)
        self.model = LLModel(self.config["path"], n_ctx, ngl, backend)
        if device_init is not None:
            self.model.init_gpu(device_init)
        self.model.load_model()
        # Set n_threads
        if n_threads is not None:
            self.model.set_thread_count(n_threads)

    def __enter__(self) -> Self:
        return self

    def __exit__(
        self, typ: type[BaseException] | None, value: BaseException | None, tb: TracebackType | None,
    ) -> None:
        self.close()

    def close(self) -> None:
        """Delete the model instance and free associated system resources."""
        self.model.close()

    @property
    def backend(self) -> Literal["cpu", "kompute", "cuda", "metal"]:
        """The name of the llama.cpp backend currently in use. One of "cpu", "kompute", "cuda", or "metal"."""
        return self.model.backend

    @property
    def device(self) -> str | None:
        """The name of the GPU device currently in use, or None for backends other than Kompute or CUDA."""
        return self.model.device

    @property
    def current_chat_session(self) -> list[MessageType] | None:
        return None if self._history is None else list(self._history)

    @staticmethod
    def list_models() -> list[ConfigType]:
        """
        Fetch model list from https://gpt4all.io/models/models3.json.

        Returns:
            Model list in JSON format.
        """
        resp = requests.get("https://gpt4all.io/models/models3.json")
        if resp.status_code != 200:
            raise ValueError(f'Request failed: HTTP {resp.status_code} {resp.reason}')
        return resp.json()

    @classmethod
    def retrieve_model(
        cls,
        model_name: str,
        model_path: str | os.PathLike[str] | None = None,
        allow_download: bool = True,
        verbose: bool = False,
    ) -> ConfigType:
        """
        Find model file, and if it doesn't exist, download the model.

        Args:
            model_name: Name of model.
            model_path: Path to find model. Default is None in which case path is set to
                ~/.cache/gpt4all/.
            allow_download: Allow API to download model from gpt4all.io. Default is True.
            verbose: If True (default), print debug messages.

        Returns:
            Model config.
        """

        model_filename = append_extension_if_missing(model_name)

        # get the config for the model
        config: ConfigType = {}
        if allow_download:
            available_models = cls.list_models()

            for m in available_models:
                if model_filename == m["filename"]:
                    tmpl = m.get("promptTemplate", DEFAULT_PROMPT_TEMPLATE)
                    # change to Python-style formatting
                    m["promptTemplate"] = tmpl.replace("%1", "{0}", 1).replace("%2", "{1}", 1)
                    config.update(m)
                    break

        # Validate download directory
        if model_path is None:
            try:
                os.makedirs(DEFAULT_MODEL_DIRECTORY, exist_ok=True)
            except OSError as e:
                raise RuntimeError("Failed to create model download directory") from e
            model_path = DEFAULT_MODEL_DIRECTORY
        else:
            model_path = Path(model_path)

        if not model_path.exists():
            raise FileNotFoundError(f"Model directory does not exist: {model_path!r}")

        model_dest = model_path / model_filename
        if model_dest.exists():
            config["path"] = str(model_dest)
            if verbose:
                print(f"Found model file at {str(model_dest)!r}", file=sys.stderr)
        elif allow_download:
            # If model file does not exist, download
            filesize = config.get("filesize")
            config["path"] = str(cls.download_model(
                model_filename, model_path, verbose=verbose, url=config.get("url"),
                expected_size=None if filesize is None else int(filesize), expected_md5=config.get("md5sum"),
            ))
        else:
            raise FileNotFoundError(f"Model file does not exist: {model_dest!r}")

        return config

    @staticmethod
    def download_model(
        model_filename: str,
        model_path: str | os.PathLike[str],
        verbose: bool = True,
        url: str | None = None,
        expected_size: int | None = None,
        expected_md5: str | None = None,
    ) -> str | os.PathLike[str]:
        """
        Download model from gpt4all.io.

        Args:
            model_filename: Filename of model (with .gguf extension).
            model_path: Path to download model to.
            verbose: If True (default), print debug messages.
            url: the models remote url (e.g. may be hosted on HF)
            expected_size: The expected size of the download.
            expected_md5: The expected MD5 hash of the download.

        Returns:
            Model file destination.
        """

        # Download model
        if url is None:
            url = f"https://gpt4all.io/models/gguf/{model_filename}"

        def make_request(offset=None):
            headers = {}
            if offset:
                print(f"\nDownload interrupted, resuming from byte position {offset}", file=sys.stderr)
                headers['Range'] = f'bytes={offset}-'  # resume incomplete response
                headers["Accept-Encoding"] = "identity"  # Content-Encoding changes meaning of ranges
            response = requests.get(url, stream=True, headers=headers)
            if response.status_code not in (200, 206):
                raise ValueError(f'Request failed: HTTP {response.status_code} {response.reason}')
            if offset and (response.status_code != 206 or str(offset) not in response.headers.get('Content-Range', '')):
                raise ValueError('Connection was interrupted and server does not support range requests')
            if (enc := response.headers.get("Content-Encoding")) is not None:
                raise ValueError(f"Expected identity Content-Encoding, got {enc}")
            return response

        response = make_request()

        total_size_in_bytes = int(response.headers.get("content-length", 0))
        block_size = 2**20  # 1 MB

        partial_path = Path(model_path) / (model_filename + ".part")

        with open(partial_path, "w+b") as partf:
            try:
                with tqdm(desc="Downloading", total=total_size_in_bytes, unit="iB", unit_scale=True) as progress_bar:
                    while True:
                        last_progress = progress_bar.n
                        try:
                            for data in response.iter_content(block_size):
                                partf.write(data)
                                progress_bar.update(len(data))
                        except ChunkedEncodingError as cee:
                            if cee.args and isinstance(pe := cee.args[0], ProtocolError):
                                if len(pe.args) >= 2 and isinstance(ir := pe.args[1], IncompleteRead):
                                    assert progress_bar.n <= ir.partial  # urllib3 may be ahead of us but never behind
                                    # the socket was closed during a read - retry
                                    response = make_request(progress_bar.n)
                                    continue
                            raise
                        if total_size_in_bytes != 0 and progress_bar.n < total_size_in_bytes:
                            if progress_bar.n == last_progress:
                                raise RuntimeError("Download not making progress, aborting.")
                            # server closed connection prematurely - retry
                            response = make_request(progress_bar.n)
                            continue
                        break

                # verify file integrity
                file_size = partf.tell()
                if expected_size is not None and file_size != expected_size:
                    raise ValueError(f"Expected file size of {expected_size} bytes, got {file_size}")
                if expected_md5 is not None:
                    partf.seek(0)
                    hsh = hashlib.md5()
                    with tqdm(desc="Verifying", total=file_size, unit="iB", unit_scale=True) as bar:
                        while chunk := partf.read(block_size):
                            hsh.update(chunk)
                            bar.update(len(chunk))
                    if hsh.hexdigest() != expected_md5.lower():
                        raise ValueError(f"Expected MD5 hash of {expected_md5!r}, got {hsh.hexdigest()!r}")
            except:
                if verbose:
                    print("Cleaning up the interrupted download...", file=sys.stderr)
                try:
                    os.remove(partial_path)
                except OSError:
                    pass
                raise

            # flush buffers and sync the inode
            partf.flush()
            _fsync(partf)

        # move to final destination
        download_path = Path(model_path) / model_filename
        try:
            os.rename(partial_path, download_path)
        except FileExistsError:
            try:
                os.remove(partial_path)
            except OSError:
                pass
            raise

        if verbose:
            print(f"Model downloaded to {str(download_path)!r}", file=sys.stderr)
        return download_path

    @overload
    def generate(
        self, prompt: str, *, max_tokens: int = ..., temp: float = ..., top_k: int = ..., top_p: float = ...,
        min_p: float = ..., repeat_penalty: float = ..., repeat_last_n: int = ..., n_batch: int = ...,
        n_predict: int | None = ..., streaming: Literal[False] = ..., callback: ResponseCallbackType = ...,
    ) -> str: ...
    @overload
    def generate(
        self, prompt: str, *, max_tokens: int = ..., temp: float = ..., top_k: int = ..., top_p: float = ...,
        min_p: float = ..., repeat_penalty: float = ..., repeat_last_n: int = ..., n_batch: int = ...,
        n_predict: int | None = ..., streaming: Literal[True], callback: ResponseCallbackType = ...,
    ) -> Iterable[str]: ...
    @overload
    def generate(
        self, prompt: str, *, max_tokens: int = ..., temp: float = ..., top_k: int = ..., top_p: float = ...,
        min_p: float = ..., repeat_penalty: float = ..., repeat_last_n: int = ..., n_batch: int = ...,
        n_predict: int | None = ..., streaming: bool, callback: ResponseCallbackType = ...,
    ) -> Any: ...

    def generate(
        self,
        prompt: str,
        *,
        max_tokens: int = 200,
        temp: float = 0.7,
        top_k: int = 40,
        top_p: float = 0.4,
        min_p: float = 0.0,
        repeat_penalty: float = 1.18,
        repeat_last_n: int = 64,
        n_batch: int = 8,
        n_predict: int | None = None,
        streaming: bool = False,
        callback: ResponseCallbackType = empty_response_callback,
    ) -> Any:
        """
        Generate outputs from any GPT4All model.

        Args:
            prompt: The prompt for the model to complete.
            max_tokens: The maximum number of tokens to generate.
            temp: The model temperature. Larger values increase creativity but decrease factuality.
            top_k: Randomly sample from the top_k most likely tokens at each generation step. Set this to 1 for greedy decoding.
            top_p: Randomly sample at each generation step from the top most likely tokens whose probabilities add up to top_p.
            min_p: Randomly sample at each generation step from the top most likely tokens whose probabilities are at least min_p.
            repeat_penalty: Penalize the model for repetition. Higher values result in less repetition.
            repeat_last_n: How far in the models generation history to apply the repeat penalty.
            n_batch: Number of prompt tokens processed in parallel. Larger values decrease latency but increase resource requirements.
            n_predict: Equivalent to max_tokens, exists for backwards compatibility.
            streaming: If True, this method will instead return a generator that yields tokens as the model generates them.
            callback: A function with arguments token_id:int and response:str, which receives the tokens from the model as they are generated and stops the generation by returning False.

        Returns:
            Either the entire completion or a generator that yields the completion token by token.
        """

        # Preparing the model request
        generate_kwargs: dict[str, Any] = dict(
            temp=temp,
            top_k=top_k,
            top_p=top_p,
            min_p=min_p,
            repeat_penalty=repeat_penalty,
            repeat_last_n=repeat_last_n,
            n_batch=n_batch,
            n_predict=n_predict if n_predict is not None else max_tokens,
        )

        if self._history is not None:
            # check if there is only one message, i.e. system prompt:
            reset = len(self._history) == 1
            self._history.append({"role": "user", "content": prompt})

            fct_func = self._format_chat_prompt_template.__func__  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
            if fct_func is GPT4All._format_chat_prompt_template:
                if reset:
                    # ingest system prompt
                    # use "%1%2" and not "%1" to avoid implicit whitespace
                    self.model.prompt_model(self._history[0]["content"], "%1%2",
                                            empty_response_callback,
                                            n_batch=n_batch, n_predict=0, reset_context=True, special=True)
                prompt_template = self._current_prompt_template.format("%1", "%2")
            else:
                warnings.warn(
                    "_format_chat_prompt_template is deprecated. Please use a chat session with a prompt template.",
                    DeprecationWarning,
                )
                # special tokens won't be processed
                prompt = self._format_chat_prompt_template(
                    self._history[-1:],
                    self._history[0]["content"] if reset else "",
                )
                prompt_template = "%1"
                generate_kwargs["reset_context"] = reset
        else:
            prompt_template = "%1"
            generate_kwargs["reset_context"] = True

        # Prepare the callback, process the model response
        output_collector: list[MessageType]
        output_collector = [
            {"content": ""}
        ]  # placeholder for the self._history if chat session is not activated

        if self._history is not None:
            self._history.append({"role": "assistant", "content": ""})
            output_collector = self._history

        def _callback_wrapper(
            callback: ResponseCallbackType,
            output_collector: list[MessageType],
        ) -> ResponseCallbackType:
            def _callback(token_id: int, response: str) -> bool:
                nonlocal callback, output_collector

                output_collector[-1]["content"] += response

                return callback(token_id, response)

            return _callback

        # Send the request to the model
        if streaming:
            return self.model.prompt_model_streaming(
                prompt,
                prompt_template,
                _callback_wrapper(callback, output_collector),
                **generate_kwargs,
            )

        self.model.prompt_model(
            prompt,
            prompt_template,
            _callback_wrapper(callback, output_collector),
            **generate_kwargs,
        )

        return output_collector[-1]["content"]

    @contextmanager
    def chat_session(
        self,
        system_prompt: str | None = None,
        prompt_template: str | None = None,
    ):
        """
        Context manager to hold an inference optimized chat session with a GPT4All model.

        Args:
            system_prompt: An initial instruction for the model.
            prompt_template: Template for the prompts with {0} being replaced by the user message.
        """

        if system_prompt is None:
            system_prompt = self.config.get("systemPrompt", "")

        if prompt_template is None:
            if (tmpl := self.config.get("promptTemplate")) is None:
                warnings.warn("Use of a sideloaded model or allow_download=False without specifying a prompt template "
                              "is deprecated. Defaulting to Alpaca.", DeprecationWarning)
                tmpl = DEFAULT_PROMPT_TEMPLATE
            prompt_template = tmpl

        if re.search(r"%1(?![0-9])", prompt_template):
            raise ValueError("Prompt template containing a literal '%1' is not supported. For a prompt "
                             "placeholder, please use '{0}' instead.")

        self._history = [{"role": "system", "content": system_prompt}]
        self._current_prompt_template = prompt_template
        try:
            yield self
        finally:
            self._history = None
            self._current_prompt_template = "{0}"

    @staticmethod
    def list_gpus() -> list[str]:
        """
        List the names of the available GPU devices.

        Returns:
            A list of strings representing the names of the available GPU devices.
        """
        return LLModel.list_gpus()

    def _format_chat_prompt_template(
        self,
        messages: list[MessageType],
        default_prompt_header: str = "",
        default_prompt_footer: str = "",
    ) -> str:
        """
        Helper method for building a prompt from list of messages using the self._current_prompt_template as a template for each message.

        Warning:
            This function was deprecated in version 2.3.0, and will be removed in a future release.

        Args:
            messages:  List of dictionaries. Each dictionary should have a "role" key
                with value of "system", "assistant", or "user" and a "content" key with a
                string value. Messages are organized such that "system" messages are at top of prompt,
                and "user" and "assistant" messages are displayed in order. Assistant messages get formatted as
                "Response: {content}".

        Returns:
            Formatted prompt.
        """

        full_prompt = default_prompt_header + "\n\n" if default_prompt_header != "" else ""

        for message in messages:
            if message["role"] == "user":
                user_message = self._current_prompt_template.format(message["content"])
                full_prompt += user_message
            if message["role"] == "assistant":
                assistant_message = message["content"] + "\n"
                full_prompt += assistant_message

        full_prompt += "\n\n" + default_prompt_footer if default_prompt_footer != "" else ""

        return full_prompt

backend: Literal['cpu', 'kompute', 'cuda', 'metal'] property

The name of the llama.cpp backend currently in use. One of "cpu", "kompute", "cuda", or "metal".

device: str | None property

The name of the GPU device currently in use, or None for backends other than Kompute or CUDA.

__init__(model_name, *, model_path=None, model_type=None, allow_download=True, n_threads=None, device=None, n_ctx=2048, ngl=100, verbose=False)

Constructor

Parameters:

• model_name (str) –

  Name of GPT4All or custom model. Including ".gguf" file extension is optional but encouraged.

• model_path (str | PathLike[str] | None, default: None ) –

  Path to directory containing model file or, if file does not exist, where to download model. Default is None, in which case models will be stored in ~/.cache/gpt4all/.

• model_type (str | None, default: None ) –

  Model architecture. This argument currently does not have any functionality and is just used as descriptive identifier for user. Default is None.

• allow_download (bool, default: True ) –

  Allow API to download models from gpt4all.io. Default is True.

• n_threads (int | None, default: None ) –

  number of CPU threads used by GPT4All. Default is None, then the number of threads are determined automatically.

• device (str | None, default: None ) –

  The processing unit on which the GPT4All model will run. It can be set to: - "cpu": Model will run on the central processing unit. - "gpu": Use Metal on ARM64 macOS, otherwise the same as "kompute". - "kompute": Use the best GPU provided by the Kompute backend. - "cuda": Use the best GPU provided by the CUDA backend. - "amd", "nvidia": Use the best GPU provided by the Kompute backend from this vendor. - A specific device name from the list returned by GPT4All.list_gpus(). Default is Metal on ARM64 macOS, "cpu" otherwise.

  Note: If a selected GPU device does not have sufficient RAM to accommodate the model, an error will be thrown, and the GPT4All instance will be rendered invalid. It's advised to ensure the device has enough memory before initiating the model.

• n_ctx (int, default: 2048 ) –

  Maximum size of context window

• ngl (int, default: 100 ) –

  Number of GPU layers to use (Vulkan)

• verbose (bool, default: False ) –

  If True, print debug messages.

Source code in gpt4all/gpt4all.py

def __init__(
    self,
    model_name: str,
    *,
    model_path: str | os.PathLike[str] | None = None,
    model_type: str | None = None,
    allow_download: bool = True,
    n_threads: int | None = None,
    device: str | None = None,
    n_ctx: int = 2048,
    ngl: int = 100,
    verbose: bool = False,
):
    """
    Constructor

    Args:
        model_name: Name of GPT4All or custom model. Including ".gguf" file extension is optional but encouraged.
        model_path: Path to directory containing model file or, if file does not exist, where to download model.
            Default is None, in which case models will be stored in `~/.cache/gpt4all/`.
        model_type: Model architecture. This argument currently does not have any functionality and is just used as
            descriptive identifier for user. Default is None.
        allow_download: Allow API to download models from gpt4all.io. Default is True.
        n_threads: number of CPU threads used by GPT4All. Default is None, then the number of threads are determined automatically.
        device: The processing unit on which the GPT4All model will run. It can be set to:
            - "cpu": Model will run on the central processing unit.
            - "gpu": Use Metal on ARM64 macOS, otherwise the same as "kompute".
            - "kompute": Use the best GPU provided by the Kompute backend.
            - "cuda": Use the best GPU provided by the CUDA backend.
            - "amd", "nvidia": Use the best GPU provided by the Kompute backend from this vendor.
            - A specific device name from the list returned by `GPT4All.list_gpus()`.
            Default is Metal on ARM64 macOS, "cpu" otherwise.

            Note: If a selected GPU device does not have sufficient RAM to accommodate the model, an error will be thrown, and the GPT4All instance will be rendered invalid. It's advised to ensure the device has enough memory before initiating the model.
        n_ctx: Maximum size of context window
        ngl: Number of GPU layers to use (Vulkan)
        verbose: If True, print debug messages.
    """

    self.model_type = model_type
    self._history: list[MessageType] | None = None
    self._current_prompt_template: str = "{0}"

    device_init = None
    if sys.platform == "darwin":
        if device is None:
            backend = "auto"  # "auto" is effectively "metal" due to currently non-functional fallback
        elif device == "cpu":
            backend = "cpu"
        else:
            if platform.machine() != "arm64" or device != "gpu":
                raise ValueError(f"Unknown device for this platform: {device}")
            backend = "metal"
    else:
        backend = "kompute"
        if device is None or device == "cpu":
            pass  # use kompute with no device
        elif device in ("cuda", "kompute"):
            backend = device
            device_init = "gpu"
        elif device.startswith("cuda:"):
            backend = "cuda"
            device_init = _remove_prefix(device, "cuda:")
        else:
            device_init = _remove_prefix(device, "kompute:")

    # Retrieve model and download if allowed
    self.config: ConfigType = self.retrieve_model(model_name, model_path=model_path, allow_download=allow_download, verbose=verbose)
    self.model = LLModel(self.config["path"], n_ctx, ngl, backend)
    if device_init is not None:
        self.model.init_gpu(device_init)
    self.model.load_model()
    # Set n_threads
    if n_threads is not None:
        self.model.set_thread_count(n_threads)

chat_session(system_prompt=None, prompt_template=None)

Context manager to hold an inference optimized chat session with a GPT4All model.

Parameters:

• system_prompt (str | None, default: None ) –

  An initial instruction for the model.

• prompt_template (str | None, default: None ) –

  Template for the prompts with {0} being replaced by the user message.

Source code in gpt4all/gpt4all.py

@contextmanager
def chat_session(
    self,
    system_prompt: str | None = None,
    prompt_template: str | None = None,
):
    """
    Context manager to hold an inference optimized chat session with a GPT4All model.

    Args:
        system_prompt: An initial instruction for the model.
        prompt_template: Template for the prompts with {0} being replaced by the user message.
    """

    if system_prompt is None:
        system_prompt = self.config.get("systemPrompt", "")

    if prompt_template is None:
        if (tmpl := self.config.get("promptTemplate")) is None:
            warnings.warn("Use of a sideloaded model or allow_download=False without specifying a prompt template "
                          "is deprecated. Defaulting to Alpaca.", DeprecationWarning)
            tmpl = DEFAULT_PROMPT_TEMPLATE
        prompt_template = tmpl

    if re.search(r"%1(?![0-9])", prompt_template):
        raise ValueError("Prompt template containing a literal '%1' is not supported. For a prompt "
                         "placeholder, please use '{0}' instead.")

    self._history = [{"role": "system", "content": system_prompt}]
    self._current_prompt_template = prompt_template
    try:
        yield self
    finally:
        self._history = None
        self._current_prompt_template = "{0}"

close()

Delete the model instance and free associated system resources.

Source code in gpt4all/gpt4all.py

def close(self) -> None:
    """Delete the model instance and free associated system resources."""
    self.model.close()

download_model(model_filename, model_path, verbose=True, url=None, expected_size=None, expected_md5=None) staticmethod

Download model from gpt4all.io.

Parameters:

• model_filename (str) –

  Filename of model (with .gguf extension).

• model_path (str | PathLike[str]) –

  Path to download model to.

• verbose (bool, default: True ) –

  If True (default), print debug messages.

• url (str | None, default: None ) –

  the models remote url (e.g. may be hosted on HF)

• expected_size (int | None, default: None ) –

  The expected size of the download.

• expected_md5 (str | None, default: None ) –

  The expected MD5 hash of the download.

Returns:

• str | PathLike[str] –

  Model file destination.

Source code in gpt4all/gpt4all.py

@staticmethod
def download_model(
    model_filename: str,
    model_path: str | os.PathLike[str],
    verbose: bool = True,
    url: str | None = None,
    expected_size: int | None = None,
    expected_md5: str | None = None,
) -> str | os.PathLike[str]:
    """
    Download model from gpt4all.io.

    Args:
        model_filename: Filename of model (with .gguf extension).
        model_path: Path to download model to.
        verbose: If True (default), print debug messages.
        url: the models remote url (e.g. may be hosted on HF)
        expected_size: The expected size of the download.
        expected_md5: The expected MD5 hash of the download.

    Returns:
        Model file destination.
    """

    # Download model
    if url is None:
        url = f"https://gpt4all.io/models/gguf/{model_filename}"

    def make_request(offset=None):
        headers = {}
        if offset:
            print(f"\nDownload interrupted, resuming from byte position {offset}", file=sys.stderr)
            headers['Range'] = f'bytes={offset}-'  # resume incomplete response
            headers["Accept-Encoding"] = "identity"  # Content-Encoding changes meaning of ranges
        response = requests.get(url, stream=True, headers=headers)
        if response.status_code not in (200, 206):
            raise ValueError(f'Request failed: HTTP {response.status_code} {response.reason}')
        if offset and (response.status_code != 206 or str(offset) not in response.headers.get('Content-Range', '')):
            raise ValueError('Connection was interrupted and server does not support range requests')
        if (enc := response.headers.get("Content-Encoding")) is not None:
            raise ValueError(f"Expected identity Content-Encoding, got {enc}")
        return response

    response = make_request()

    total_size_in_bytes = int(response.headers.get("content-length", 0))
    block_size = 2**20  # 1 MB

    partial_path = Path(model_path) / (model_filename + ".part")

    with open(partial_path, "w+b") as partf:
        try:
            with tqdm(desc="Downloading", total=total_size_in_bytes, unit="iB", unit_scale=True) as progress_bar:
                while True:
                    last_progress = progress_bar.n
                    try:
                        for data in response.iter_content(block_size):
                            partf.write(data)
                            progress_bar.update(len(data))
                    except ChunkedEncodingError as cee:
                        if cee.args and isinstance(pe := cee.args[0], ProtocolError):
                            if len(pe.args) >= 2 and isinstance(ir := pe.args[1], IncompleteRead):
                                assert progress_bar.n <= ir.partial  # urllib3 may be ahead of us but never behind
                                # the socket was closed during a read - retry
                                response = make_request(progress_bar.n)
                                continue
                        raise
                    if total_size_in_bytes != 0 and progress_bar.n < total_size_in_bytes:
                        if progress_bar.n == last_progress:
                            raise RuntimeError("Download not making progress, aborting.")
                        # server closed connection prematurely - retry
                        response = make_request(progress_bar.n)
                        continue
                    break

            # verify file integrity
            file_size = partf.tell()
            if expected_size is not None and file_size != expected_size:
                raise ValueError(f"Expected file size of {expected_size} bytes, got {file_size}")
            if expected_md5 is not None:
                partf.seek(0)
                hsh = hashlib.md5()
                with tqdm(desc="Verifying", total=file_size, unit="iB", unit_scale=True) as bar:
                    while chunk := partf.read(block_size):
                        hsh.update(chunk)
                        bar.update(len(chunk))
                if hsh.hexdigest() != expected_md5.lower():
                    raise ValueError(f"Expected MD5 hash of {expected_md5!r}, got {hsh.hexdigest()!r}")
        except:
            if verbose:
                print("Cleaning up the interrupted download...", file=sys.stderr)
            try:
                os.remove(partial_path)
            except OSError:
                pass
            raise

        # flush buffers and sync the inode
        partf.flush()
        _fsync(partf)

    # move to final destination
    download_path = Path(model_path) / model_filename
    try:
        os.rename(partial_path, download_path)
    except FileExistsError:
        try:
            os.remove(partial_path)
        except OSError:
            pass
        raise

    if verbose:
        print(f"Model downloaded to {str(download_path)!r}", file=sys.stderr)
    return download_path

generate(prompt, *, max_tokens=200, temp=0.7, top_k=40, top_p=0.4, min_p=0.0, repeat_penalty=1.18, repeat_last_n=64, n_batch=8, n_predict=None, streaming=False, callback=empty_response_callback)

Generate outputs from any GPT4All model.

Parameters:

• prompt (str) –

  The prompt for the model to complete.

• max_tokens (int, default: 200 ) –

  The maximum number of tokens to generate.

• temp (float, default: 0.7 ) –

  The model temperature. Larger values increase creativity but decrease factuality.

• top_k (int, default: 40 ) –

  Randomly sample from the top_k most likely tokens at each generation step. Set this to 1 for greedy decoding.

• top_p (float, default: 0.4 ) –

  Randomly sample at each generation step from the top most likely tokens whose probabilities add up to top_p.

• min_p (float, default: 0.0 ) –

  Randomly sample at each generation step from the top most likely tokens whose probabilities are at least min_p.

• repeat_penalty (float, default: 1.18 ) –

  Penalize the model for repetition. Higher values result in less repetition.

• repeat_last_n (int, default: 64 ) –

  How far in the models generation history to apply the repeat penalty.

• n_batch (int, default: 8 ) –

  Number of prompt tokens processed in parallel. Larger values decrease latency but increase resource requirements.

• n_predict (int | None, default: None ) –

  Equivalent to max_tokens, exists for backwards compatibility.

• streaming (bool, default: False ) –

  If True, this method will instead return a generator that yields tokens as the model generates them.

• callback (ResponseCallbackType, default: empty_response_callback ) –

  A function with arguments token_id:int and response:str, which receives the tokens from the model as they are generated and stops the generation by returning False.

Returns:

• Any –

  Either the entire completion or a generator that yields the completion token by token.

Source code in gpt4all/gpt4all.py

def generate(
    self,
    prompt: str,
    *,
    max_tokens: int = 200,
    temp: float = 0.7,
    top_k: int = 40,
    top_p: float = 0.4,
    min_p: float = 0.0,
    repeat_penalty: float = 1.18,
    repeat_last_n: int = 64,
    n_batch: int = 8,
    n_predict: int | None = None,
    streaming: bool = False,
    callback: ResponseCallbackType = empty_response_callback,
) -> Any:
    """
    Generate outputs from any GPT4All model.

    Args:
        prompt: The prompt for the model to complete.
        max_tokens: The maximum number of tokens to generate.
        temp: The model temperature. Larger values increase creativity but decrease factuality.
        top_k: Randomly sample from the top_k most likely tokens at each generation step. Set this to 1 for greedy decoding.
        top_p: Randomly sample at each generation step from the top most likely tokens whose probabilities add up to top_p.
        min_p: Randomly sample at each generation step from the top most likely tokens whose probabilities are at least min_p.
        repeat_penalty: Penalize the model for repetition. Higher values result in less repetition.
        repeat_last_n: How far in the models generation history to apply the repeat penalty.
        n_batch: Number of prompt tokens processed in parallel. Larger values decrease latency but increase resource requirements.
        n_predict: Equivalent to max_tokens, exists for backwards compatibility.
        streaming: If True, this method will instead return a generator that yields tokens as the model generates them.
        callback: A function with arguments token_id:int and response:str, which receives the tokens from the model as they are generated and stops the generation by returning False.

    Returns:
        Either the entire completion or a generator that yields the completion token by token.
    """

    # Preparing the model request
    generate_kwargs: dict[str, Any] = dict(
        temp=temp,
        top_k=top_k,
        top_p=top_p,
        min_p=min_p,
        repeat_penalty=repeat_penalty,
        repeat_last_n=repeat_last_n,
        n_batch=n_batch,
        n_predict=n_predict if n_predict is not None else max_tokens,
    )

    if self._history is not None:
        # check if there is only one message, i.e. system prompt:
        reset = len(self._history) == 1
        self._history.append({"role": "user", "content": prompt})

        fct_func = self._format_chat_prompt_template.__func__  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
        if fct_func is GPT4All._format_chat_prompt_template:
            if reset:
                # ingest system prompt
                # use "%1%2" and not "%1" to avoid implicit whitespace
                self.model.prompt_model(self._history[0]["content"], "%1%2",
                                        empty_response_callback,
                                        n_batch=n_batch, n_predict=0, reset_context=True, special=True)
            prompt_template = self._current_prompt_template.format("%1", "%2")
        else:
            warnings.warn(
                "_format_chat_prompt_template is deprecated. Please use a chat session with a prompt template.",
                DeprecationWarning,
            )
            # special tokens won't be processed
            prompt = self._format_chat_prompt_template(
                self._history[-1:],
                self._history[0]["content"] if reset else "",
            )
            prompt_template = "%1"
            generate_kwargs["reset_context"] = reset
    else:
        prompt_template = "%1"
        generate_kwargs["reset_context"] = True

    # Prepare the callback, process the model response
    output_collector: list[MessageType]
    output_collector = [
        {"content": ""}
    ]  # placeholder for the self._history if chat session is not activated

    if self._history is not None:
        self._history.append({"role": "assistant", "content": ""})
        output_collector = self._history

    def _callback_wrapper(
        callback: ResponseCallbackType,
        output_collector: list[MessageType],
    ) -> ResponseCallbackType:
        def _callback(token_id: int, response: str) -> bool:
            nonlocal callback, output_collector

            output_collector[-1]["content"] += response

            return callback(token_id, response)

        return _callback

    # Send the request to the model
    if streaming:
        return self.model.prompt_model_streaming(
            prompt,
            prompt_template,
            _callback_wrapper(callback, output_collector),
            **generate_kwargs,
        )

    self.model.prompt_model(
        prompt,
        prompt_template,
        _callback_wrapper(callback, output_collector),
        **generate_kwargs,
    )

    return output_collector[-1]["content"]

list_gpus() staticmethod

List the names of the available GPU devices.

Returns:

• list[str] –

  A list of strings representing the names of the available GPU devices.

Source code in gpt4all/gpt4all.py

@staticmethod
def list_gpus() -> list[str]:
    """
    List the names of the available GPU devices.

    Returns:
        A list of strings representing the names of the available GPU devices.
    """
    return LLModel.list_gpus()

list_models() staticmethod

Fetch model list from https://gpt4all.io/models/models3.json.

Returns:

• list[ConfigType] –

  Model list in JSON format.

Source code in gpt4all/gpt4all.py

@staticmethod
def list_models() -> list[ConfigType]:
    """
    Fetch model list from https://gpt4all.io/models/models3.json.

    Returns:
        Model list in JSON format.
    """
    resp = requests.get("https://gpt4all.io/models/models3.json")
    if resp.status_code != 200:
        raise ValueError(f'Request failed: HTTP {resp.status_code} {resp.reason}')
    return resp.json()

retrieve_model(model_name, model_path=None, allow_download=True, verbose=False) classmethod

Find model file, and if it doesn't exist, download the model.

Parameters:

• model_name (str) –

  Name of model.

• model_path (str | PathLike[str] | None, default: None ) –

  Path to find model. Default is None in which case path is set to ~/.cache/gpt4all/.

• allow_download (bool, default: True ) –

  Allow API to download model from gpt4all.io. Default is True.

• verbose (bool, default: False ) –

  If True (default), print debug messages.

Returns:

• ConfigType –

  Model config.

Source code in gpt4all/gpt4all.py

@classmethod
def retrieve_model(
    cls,
    model_name: str,
    model_path: str | os.PathLike[str] | None = None,
    allow_download: bool = True,
    verbose: bool = False,
) -> ConfigType:
    """
    Find model file, and if it doesn't exist, download the model.

    Args:
        model_name: Name of model.
        model_path: Path to find model. Default is None in which case path is set to
            ~/.cache/gpt4all/.
        allow_download: Allow API to download model from gpt4all.io. Default is True.
        verbose: If True (default), print debug messages.

    Returns:
        Model config.
    """

    model_filename = append_extension_if_missing(model_name)

    # get the config for the model
    config: ConfigType = {}
    if allow_download:
        available_models = cls.list_models()

        for m in available_models:
            if model_filename == m["filename"]:
                tmpl = m.get("promptTemplate", DEFAULT_PROMPT_TEMPLATE)
                # change to Python-style formatting
                m["promptTemplate"] = tmpl.replace("%1", "{0}", 1).replace("%2", "{1}", 1)
                config.update(m)
                break

    # Validate download directory
    if model_path is None:
        try:
            os.makedirs(DEFAULT_MODEL_DIRECTORY, exist_ok=True)
        except OSError as e:
            raise RuntimeError("Failed to create model download directory") from e
        model_path = DEFAULT_MODEL_DIRECTORY
    else:
        model_path = Path(model_path)

    if not model_path.exists():
        raise FileNotFoundError(f"Model directory does not exist: {model_path!r}")

    model_dest = model_path / model_filename
    if model_dest.exists():
        config["path"] = str(model_dest)
        if verbose:
            print(f"Found model file at {str(model_dest)!r}", file=sys.stderr)
    elif allow_download:
        # If model file does not exist, download
        filesize = config.get("filesize")
        config["path"] = str(cls.download_model(
            model_filename, model_path, verbose=verbose, url=config.get("url"),
            expected_size=None if filesize is None else int(filesize), expected_md5=config.get("md5sum"),
        ))
    else:
        raise FileNotFoundError(f"Model file does not exist: {model_dest!r}")

    return config

Embed4All

Python class that handles embeddings for GPT4All.

Source code in gpt4all/gpt4all.py

class Embed4All:
    """
    Python class that handles embeddings for GPT4All.
    """

    MIN_DIMENSIONALITY = 64

    def __init__(self, model_name: str | None = None, *, n_threads: int | None = None, device: str | None = None, **kwargs: Any):
        """
        Constructor

        Args:
            n_threads: number of CPU threads used by GPT4All. Default is None, then the number of threads are determined automatically.
            device: The processing unit on which the embedding model will run. See the `GPT4All` constructor for more info.
            kwargs: Remaining keyword arguments are passed to the `GPT4All` constructor.
        """
        if model_name is None:
            model_name = 'all-MiniLM-L6-v2.gguf2.f16.gguf'
        self.gpt4all = GPT4All(model_name, n_threads=n_threads, device=device, **kwargs)

    def __enter__(self) -> Self:
        return self

    def __exit__(
        self, typ: type[BaseException] | None, value: BaseException | None, tb: TracebackType | None,
    ) -> None:
        self.close()

    def close(self) -> None:
        """Delete the model instance and free associated system resources."""
        self.gpt4all.close()

    # return_dict=False
    @overload
    def embed(
        self, text: str, *, prefix: str | None = ..., dimensionality: int | None = ..., long_text_mode: str = ...,
        return_dict: Literal[False] = ..., atlas: bool = ..., cancel_cb: EmbCancelCallbackType | None = ...,
    ) -> list[float]: ...
    @overload
    def embed(
        self, text: list[str], *, prefix: str | None = ..., dimensionality: int | None = ..., long_text_mode: str = ...,
        return_dict: Literal[False] = ..., atlas: bool = ..., cancel_cb: EmbCancelCallbackType | None = ...,
    ) -> list[list[float]]: ...
    @overload
    def embed(
        self, text: str | list[str], *, prefix: str | None = ..., dimensionality: int | None = ...,
        long_text_mode: str = ..., return_dict: Literal[False] = ..., atlas: bool = ...,
        cancel_cb: EmbCancelCallbackType | None = ...,
    ) -> list[Any]: ...

    # return_dict=True
    @overload
    def embed(
        self, text: str, *, prefix: str | None = ..., dimensionality: int | None = ..., long_text_mode: str = ...,
        return_dict: Literal[True], atlas: bool = ..., cancel_cb: EmbCancelCallbackType | None = ...,
    ) -> EmbedResult[list[float]]: ...
    @overload
    def embed(
        self, text: list[str], *, prefix: str | None = ..., dimensionality: int | None = ..., long_text_mode: str = ...,
        return_dict: Literal[True], atlas: bool = ..., cancel_cb: EmbCancelCallbackType | None = ...,
    ) -> EmbedResult[list[list[float]]]: ...
    @overload
    def embed(
        self, text: str | list[str], *, prefix: str | None = ..., dimensionality: int | None = ...,
        long_text_mode: str = ..., return_dict: Literal[True], atlas: bool = ...,
        cancel_cb: EmbCancelCallbackType | None = ...,
    ) -> EmbedResult[list[Any]]: ...

    # return type unknown
    @overload
    def embed(
        self, text: str | list[str], *, prefix: str | None = ..., dimensionality: int | None = ...,
        long_text_mode: str = ..., return_dict: bool = ..., atlas: bool = ...,
        cancel_cb: EmbCancelCallbackType | None = ...,
    ) -> Any: ...

    def embed(
        self, text: str | list[str], *, prefix: str | None = None, dimensionality: int | None = None,
        long_text_mode: str = "mean", return_dict: bool = False, atlas: bool = False,
        cancel_cb: EmbCancelCallbackType | None = None,
    ) -> Any:
        """
        Generate one or more embeddings.

        Args:
            text: A text or list of texts to generate embeddings for.
            prefix: The model-specific prefix representing the embedding task, without the trailing colon. For Nomic
                Embed, this can be `search_query`, `search_document`, `classification`, or `clustering`. Defaults to
                `search_document` or equivalent if known; otherwise, you must explicitly pass a prefix or an empty
                string if none applies.
            dimensionality: The embedding dimension, for use with Matryoshka-capable models. Defaults to full-size.
            long_text_mode: How to handle texts longer than the model can accept. One of `mean` or `truncate`.
            return_dict: Return the result as a dict that includes the number of prompt tokens processed.
            atlas: Try to be fully compatible with the Atlas API. Currently, this means texts longer than 8192 tokens
                with long_text_mode="mean" will raise an error. Disabled by default.
            cancel_cb: Called with arguments (batch_sizes, backend_name). Return true to cancel embedding.

        Returns:
            With return_dict=False, an embedding or list of embeddings of your text(s).
            With return_dict=True, a dict with keys 'embeddings' and 'n_prompt_tokens'.

        Raises:
            CancellationError: If cancel_cb returned True and embedding was canceled.
        """
        if dimensionality is None:
            dimensionality = -1
        else:
            if dimensionality <= 0:
                raise ValueError(f'Dimensionality must be None or a positive integer, got {dimensionality}')
            if dimensionality < self.MIN_DIMENSIONALITY:
                warnings.warn(
                    f'Dimensionality {dimensionality} is less than the suggested minimum of {self.MIN_DIMENSIONALITY}.'
                    ' Performance may be degraded.'
                )
        try:
            do_mean = {"mean": True, "truncate": False}[long_text_mode]
        except KeyError:
            raise ValueError(f"Long text mode must be one of 'mean' or 'truncate', got {long_text_mode!r}")
        result = self.gpt4all.model.generate_embeddings(text, prefix, dimensionality, do_mean, atlas, cancel_cb)
        return result if return_dict else result['embeddings']

__init__(model_name=None, *, n_threads=None, device=None, **kwargs)

Constructor

Parameters:

• n_threads (int | None, default: None ) –

  number of CPU threads used by GPT4All. Default is None, then the number of threads are determined automatically.

• device (str | None, default: None ) –

  The processing unit on which the embedding model will run. See the GPT4All constructor for more info.

• kwargs (Any, default: {} ) –

  Remaining keyword arguments are passed to the GPT4All constructor.

Source code in gpt4all/gpt4all.py

def __init__(self, model_name: str | None = None, *, n_threads: int | None = None, device: str | None = None, **kwargs: Any):
    """
    Constructor

    Args:
        n_threads: number of CPU threads used by GPT4All. Default is None, then the number of threads are determined automatically.
        device: The processing unit on which the embedding model will run. See the `GPT4All` constructor for more info.
        kwargs: Remaining keyword arguments are passed to the `GPT4All` constructor.
    """
    if model_name is None:
        model_name = 'all-MiniLM-L6-v2.gguf2.f16.gguf'
    self.gpt4all = GPT4All(model_name, n_threads=n_threads, device=device, **kwargs)

close()

Delete the model instance and free associated system resources.

Source code in gpt4all/gpt4all.py

def close(self) -> None:
    """Delete the model instance and free associated system resources."""
    self.gpt4all.close()

embed(text, *, prefix=None, dimensionality=None, long_text_mode='mean', return_dict=False, atlas=False, cancel_cb=None)

Generate one or more embeddings.

Parameters:

• text (str | list[str]) –

  A text or list of texts to generate embeddings for.

• prefix (str | None, default: None ) –

  The model-specific prefix representing the embedding task, without the trailing colon. For Nomic Embed, this can be search_query, search_document, classification, or clustering. Defaults to search_document or equivalent if known; otherwise, you must explicitly pass a prefix or an empty string if none applies.

• dimensionality (int | None, default: None ) –

  The embedding dimension, for use with Matryoshka-capable models. Defaults to full-size.

• long_text_mode (str, default: 'mean' ) –

  How to handle texts longer than the model can accept. One of mean or truncate.

• return_dict (bool, default: False ) –

  Return the result as a dict that includes the number of prompt tokens processed.

• atlas (bool, default: False ) –

  Try to be fully compatible with the Atlas API. Currently, this means texts longer than 8192 tokens with long_text_mode="mean" will raise an error. Disabled by default.

• cancel_cb (EmbCancelCallbackType | None, default: None ) –

  Called with arguments (batch_sizes, backend_name). Return true to cancel embedding.

Returns:

• Any –

  With return_dict=False, an embedding or list of embeddings of your text(s).

• Any –

  With return_dict=True, a dict with keys 'embeddings' and 'n_prompt_tokens'.

Raises:

• CancellationError –

  If cancel_cb returned True and embedding was canceled.

Source code in gpt4all/gpt4all.py

def embed(
    self, text: str | list[str], *, prefix: str | None = None, dimensionality: int | None = None,
    long_text_mode: str = "mean", return_dict: bool = False, atlas: bool = False,
    cancel_cb: EmbCancelCallbackType | None = None,
) -> Any:
    """
    Generate one or more embeddings.

    Args:
        text: A text or list of texts to generate embeddings for.
        prefix: The model-specific prefix representing the embedding task, without the trailing colon. For Nomic
            Embed, this can be `search_query`, `search_document`, `classification`, or `clustering`. Defaults to
            `search_document` or equivalent if known; otherwise, you must explicitly pass a prefix or an empty
            string if none applies.
        dimensionality: The embedding dimension, for use with Matryoshka-capable models. Defaults to full-size.
        long_text_mode: How to handle texts longer than the model can accept. One of `mean` or `truncate`.
        return_dict: Return the result as a dict that includes the number of prompt tokens processed.
        atlas: Try to be fully compatible with the Atlas API. Currently, this means texts longer than 8192 tokens
            with long_text_mode="mean" will raise an error. Disabled by default.
        cancel_cb: Called with arguments (batch_sizes, backend_name). Return true to cancel embedding.

    Returns:
        With return_dict=False, an embedding or list of embeddings of your text(s).
        With return_dict=True, a dict with keys 'embeddings' and 'n_prompt_tokens'.

    Raises:
        CancellationError: If cancel_cb returned True and embedding was canceled.
    """
    if dimensionality is None:
        dimensionality = -1
    else:
        if dimensionality <= 0:
            raise ValueError(f'Dimensionality must be None or a positive integer, got {dimensionality}')
        if dimensionality < self.MIN_DIMENSIONALITY:
            warnings.warn(
                f'Dimensionality {dimensionality} is less than the suggested minimum of {self.MIN_DIMENSIONALITY}.'
                ' Performance may be degraded.'
            )
    try:
        do_mean = {"mean": True, "truncate": False}[long_text_mode]
    except KeyError:
        raise ValueError(f"Long text mode must be one of 'mean' or 'truncate', got {long_text_mode!r}")
    result = self.gpt4all.model.generate_embeddings(text, prefix, dimensionality, do_mean, atlas, cancel_cb)
    return result if return_dict else result['embeddings']