SlimLM: An Efficient Small Language Model for On-Device Document Assistance

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2411.09944v2
• Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2024 06:44:22 GMT
• Title: SlimLM: An Efficient Small Language Model for On-Device Document Assistance
• Authors: Thang M. Pham, Phat T. Nguyen, Seunghyun Yoon, Viet Dac Lai, Franck Dernoncourt, Trung Bui,
• Abstract summary: We present SlimLM, a series of SLMs optimized for document assistance tasks on mobile devices. SlimLM is pre-trained on SlimPajama-627B and fine-tuned on DocAssist. We evaluate SlimLM against existing SLMs, showing comparable or superior performance.
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• Abstract: While small language models (SLMs) show promises for mobile deployment, their real-world performance and applications on smartphones remains underexplored. We present SlimLM, a series of SLMs optimized for document assistance tasks on mobile devices. Through extensive experiments on a Samsung Galaxy S24, we identify the optimal trade-offs between model size (ranging from 125M to 7B parameters), context length, and inference time for efficient on-device processing. SlimLM is pre-trained on SlimPajama-627B and fine-tuned on DocAssist, our constructed dataset for summarization, question answering and suggestion tasks. Our smallest model demonstrates efficient performance on S24, while larger variants offer enhanced capabilities within mobile constraints. We evaluate SlimLM against existing SLMs, showing comparable or superior performance and offering a benchmark for future research in on-device language models. We also provide an Android application, offering practical insights into SLM deployment. Our findings provide valuable insights and illuminate the capabilities of running advanced language models on high-end smartphones, potentially reducing server costs and enhancing privacy through on-device processing.

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