simple_GRPO
A very simple GRPO implement for reproducing r1-like LLM thinking.
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simple_GRPO is a very simple implementation of the GRPO algorithm for reproducing r1-like LLM thinking. It provides a codebase that supports saving GPU memory, understanding RL processes, trying various improvements like multi-answer generation, regrouping, penalty on KL, and parameter tuning. The project focuses on simplicity, performance, and core loss calculation based on Hugging Face's trl. It offers a straightforward setup with minimal dependencies and efficient training on multiple GPUs.
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A very simple GRPO implement for reproducing r1-like LLM thinking. This is a simple open source implementation that utilizes the core loss calculation formula referenced from Hugging Face's trl. We make the simplest codebase to support:
- Save the GPU memory to make a feasible and efficient training.
- Quickly understand RL processes such as GRPO from a teaching perspective.
- Quickly try a lot of things, such as improved multi-answer generation, regrouping, penalty on KL, and parameter tuning.
- "Aha moment" is observed during the early stages of model training.
- 2025/02/19: Added a loss triton implementation, which has a little speedup, but you can choose not to use it. See simple_grpo_v1 fold
- 2025/02/19: Added regroup version, implemented sampling of generated data on ref_server. See regroup_ver fold
- 2025/02/27: Added vllm package to accelerate the inference.
The project code is simple, with only about 200 lines of code spread across 2 files. It only depends on standard libraries such as deepspeed and torch, without requiring dependencies like ray. It is designed to allow for more complex interventions.
The reference model part is decoupled, which allows it to be run on different GPUs (even on a different machine with 4090). This avoids having the reference model and the training model on the same GPU, preventing multiple copies created by torch’s multiprocessing, and enabling training of a 7B model on 80G A800.
Training completed in under 1 hour on 1*A800 GPUs. Both Qwen2.5-7B and Qwen2.5-3B exhibited an "Aha moment" within the first 30 optimization steps.
The loss calculation formula is based on Hugging Face's trl. We extend our gratitude to Hugging Face for their contribution.
The runtime environment is in the requirements.txt so you can
pip install -r requirements.txtAt least two GPUs are needed.
Run the following command:
CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=7 python ref_server.pyThis just uses one GPU to collect and run the reference model.
In grpo_vllm_one.py, set the generation device index relative to the visible devices in next step:
gen_device = 1Then, open another bash:
CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=2,3,4,5,6 deepspeed grpo_vllm_one.py- Runtime Environment
- Hardware Setup: 2×A800 (80GB) GPUs
- Configuration:
- Training: 1 GPU with Zero-Stage 2 optimization
- Inference: Dedicated 1 GPU (3090/4090 compatible)
- Training Performance
| Model | Steps | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Qwen2.5-3B | 60 | 12m 34s |
| Qwen2.5-7B | 60 | 16m 40s |
2.1 Qwen2.5-3B
- Accuracy:
- Stabilizes above 60% after 5 optimization steps
- Peaks at ~70%
- Format Compliance:
- Reaches ≈100% after 30 steps
2.2 Qwen2.5-7B
- Accuracy:
- Maintains >90% throughout training
- Format Compliance:
- Achieves 100% within 30 steps
- Convergence: Both metrics show rapid convergence
- Qwen2.5-3B (Step 20)
<think>... To find out how many more eggs Camden painted than Arnold, we subtract the number of eggs painted by Arnold from the number of eggs painted by Camden. So, 21 - 28 = -7. However, this result doesn't make sense in the context of the problem, as Camden cannot have painted fewer eggs than Arnold. Let's reconsider the initial solution steps: we should verify if the initial assumption about the relationship between Camden and Sarah's eggs is correct. ...</think><answer>-7</answer>
- Qwen2.5-7B (Step 20)
<think>... Therefore, Joanne gathered 350 apples from the average trees. However, this doesn't seem right because the total should be 500 and we've already accounted for 150, leaving room only for 350 from the average trees, which contradicts the total. Let's reassess. ...</think><answer>350</answer>
- Answer generation may be invalid due to a group containing all wrong answers or all correct answers. We need group reorganization and better answer generation.
- GPU memory is still tight if it generates long cots. We have to split the groups to make the batch smaller.
We have implemented and are testing these features. They will be available soon.
This project is led by Dr. Jiaqing Liang and Professor Yanghua Xiao from KnowledgeWorks Lab, Fudan University. The core development team includes Ph.D. candidate Jinyi Han, Master's student Xinyi Wang, and other contributors. We gratefully acknowledge their dedication to this work.
If you find the code in our project useful, please consider citing our work as follows:
@misc{KW-R1,
author = {Jiaqing Liang, Jinyi Han, Xinyi Wang, Zishang Jiang, Chengyuan Xiong, Boyu Zhu, Jie Shi, Weijia Li, Tingyun Li, Yanghua Xiao},
title = {KW-R1: A Simple Implementation of the GRPO Algorithm},
year = {2025},
publisher = {GitHub},
journal = {GitHub repository},
howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/lsdefine/simple_GRPO}},
}
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