How-To Fine-Tune Qwen3 on Custom Dataset Step-by-Step Tutorial



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Video Summary: Fine-tuning Coen3 30 Billion Mixture of Expert Model

Overview:
The video covers the process of fine-tuning the Coen3 30 billion mixture of expert language model on a custom dataset, all within a local environment and for free.

1. Introduction to Tools:

  • Fine-tuning Tool: Unsloth, which allows for efficient model fine-tuning with less memory usage.
    • Supports various quantization techniques.
    • Optimizes performance for multiple GPU types.

2. System Requirements:

  • OS: Ubuntu 22.04
  • GPU: Nvidia RTX 6000 with 48 GB VRAM.

3. Setup Instructions:

  • Create a virtual environment using Conda.
  • Installation of required prerequisites for Unsloth.
  • Model and dataset downloads.

4. Model Selection:

  • Selecting models from Hugging Face repo, including Quen series.

5. Fine-tuning Process:

  • Use Parameter Efficient Fine-Tuning (PEFT) with LoRA techniques, focusing on specific model layers to save computation.
  • Set hyperparameters: Rank, Dropout, Memory optimization techniques.

6. Dataset Preparation:

  • Load and customize dataset for fine-tuning, defining a conversational format.
  • Create a combined dataset (25% reasoning, 75% chat) for balanced training.

7. Training Configuration:

  • Setup fine-tuning using TRL library: define parameters for the training procedure.
  • Monitor VRAM consumption during training.

8. Model Evaluation:

  • Utilize model on various reasoning tasks and evaluate performance.
  • Discussion on logging and monitoring training loss.

9. Saving and Uploading the Model:

  • Instructions to save the fine-tuned model locally or upload to Hugging Face for future use.
  • Linking to relevant code and additional resources in description.

Conclusion:

  • Possibility to run in Google Colab for free.
  • Encouragement to subscribe for more AI content.