Instructions to use FrontiersMind/Nandi-Mini-150M-Instruct with libraries, inference providers, notebooks, and local apps. Follow these links to get started.

Libraries

How to use FrontiersMind/Nandi-Mini-150M-Instruct with Transformers:

# Use a pipeline as a high-level helper
from transformers import pipeline

pipe = pipeline("text-generation", model="FrontiersMind/Nandi-Mini-150M-Instruct", trust_remote_code=True)
messages = [
    {"role": "user", "content": "Who are you?"},
]
pipe(messages)

# Load model directly
from transformers import AutoModelForCausalLM
model = AutoModelForCausalLM.from_pretrained("FrontiersMind/Nandi-Mini-150M-Instruct", trust_remote_code=True, dtype="auto")

Notebooks
Google Colab
Kaggle
Local Apps

vLLM

How to use FrontiersMind/Nandi-Mini-150M-Instruct with vLLM:

Install from pip and serve model

# Install vLLM from pip:
pip install vllm
# Start the vLLM server:
vllm serve "FrontiersMind/Nandi-Mini-150M-Instruct"
# Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API):
curl -X POST "http://localhost:8000/v1/chat/completions" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	--data '{
		"model": "FrontiersMind/Nandi-Mini-150M-Instruct",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": "What is the capital of France?"
			}
		]
	}'

Use Docker

docker model run hf.co/FrontiersMind/Nandi-Mini-150M-Instruct

SGLang

How to use FrontiersMind/Nandi-Mini-150M-Instruct with SGLang:

Install from pip and serve model

# Install SGLang from pip:
pip install sglang
# Start the SGLang server:
python3 -m sglang.launch_server \
    --model-path "FrontiersMind/Nandi-Mini-150M-Instruct" \
    --host 0.0.0.0 \
    --port 30000
# Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API):
curl -X POST "http://localhost:30000/v1/chat/completions" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	--data '{
		"model": "FrontiersMind/Nandi-Mini-150M-Instruct",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": "What is the capital of France?"
			}
		]
	}'

Use Docker images

docker run --gpus all \
    --shm-size 32g \
    -p 30000:30000 \
    -v ~/.cache/huggingface:/root/.cache/huggingface \
    --env "HF_TOKEN=<secret>" \
    --ipc=host \
    lmsysorg/sglang:latest \
    python3 -m sglang.launch_server \
        --model-path "FrontiersMind/Nandi-Mini-150M-Instruct" \
        --host 0.0.0.0 \
        --port 30000
# Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API):
curl -X POST "http://localhost:30000/v1/chat/completions" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	--data '{
		"model": "FrontiersMind/Nandi-Mini-150M-Instruct",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": "What is the capital of France?"
			}
		]
	}'

Docker Model Runner
How to use FrontiersMind/Nandi-Mini-150M-Instruct with Docker Model Runner:
```
docker model run hf.co/FrontiersMind/Nandi-Mini-150M-Instruct
```

Why Choose a 150M Model Over Larger LLMs

by maya203 - opened Apr 13

Discussion

maya203

Apr 13

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edited Apr 13

Ive tried a few smaller language models, and Nandi-Mini 150M really stood out—it handles certain tasks surprisingly well. But, in real world use, what would make someone choose a 150M model instead of going with a much larger one?

I’m quite interested in smaller models and would be happy to connect over a call to collaborate or contribute.

aksinghyaani

FrontiersMind org about 1 month ago

Great question, and glad you liked Nandi-Mini 150M!

Smaller models are usually chosen for speed, low cost, and the ability to run locally (even on edge devices). They’re ideal for real-time apps, privacy-sensitive use cases, or when you fine-tune for a specific task.

So it’s less about competing with large models and more about picking the right tool for the job.

Happy to connect as well, would be great to collaborate 👍

Dheerajkr129

29 days ago

What techniques are used to improve efficiency without increasing model size? Is this model better for specific tasks like chat, coding, or summarization?

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