🚀 Qwen2.5-Coder Sentiment Analysis Fine-tuning Tutorial

A Complete Guide to Fine-tuning Qwen2.5-Coder for Chinese Sentiment Analysis

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📖 Table of Contents

• What This Project Does
• Quick Start
  • Option 1: Google Colab (Recommended)
  • Option 2: Local Setup
• Complete Tutorial
  • Step 1: Clone Repository
  • Step 2: Install Dependencies
  • Step 3: Model Fine-tuning
  • Step 4: Model Evaluation
  • Step 5: Upload to HuggingFace
• Project Structure
• Training Configuration
• Evaluation Results
• FAQ
• Citation
• Acknowledgments

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🎯 What This Project Does

This project fine-tunes Qwen2.5-Coder-1.5B-Instruct for Chinese sentiment analysis using the freeze training method:

• 🎯 Task: Binary sentiment classification (positive/negative)
• 📊 Dataset: ChnSentiCorp (Chinese sentiment corpus)
• 🔧 Method: Freeze training (only train the last 6 layers)
• 💾 Model Size: 1.5B parameters
• ⏱️ Training Time: 15-30 minutes on T4 GPU
• 📈 Performance: Accuracy improved from 91.6% → 97.8% (+6.2%)

What is Freeze Training?

Freeze training is a parameter-efficient fine-tuning method that:

• ✅ Freezes most model layers
• ✅ Only trains the last few layers + embeddings
• ✅ Reduces training time by 60-70%
• ✅ Uses 40-50% less GPU memory
• ✅ Achieves 85-95% of full fine-tuning quality

Perfect for: Limited compute resources, quick experimentation, domain adaptation

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🚀 Quick Start

Option 1: Google Colab (Recommended)

Perfect for: Beginners, no local GPU required, free T4 GPU

1. Click the Colab badge at the top
2. Runtime → Change runtime type → GPU (T4)
3. Click "Connect" to allocate a T4 GPU runtime

Connect to T4 GPU in Google Colab

4. Run all cells (Runtime → Run all)
5. Wait 30-40 minutes for complete workflow

Requirements: Google account (free)

Option 2: Local Setup

Perfect for: Experienced users, multiple runs, custom modifications

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/IIIIQIIII/MSJ-Factory.git
cd MSJ-Factory

# Install dependencies
pip install -e .[torch,bitsandbytes,vllm]

# Start training
llamafactory-cli train examples/train_freeze/qwen2_5_coder_freeze_3k.yaml

# Evaluate model
python scripts/eval_sentiment_compare.py

Requirements:

• Python 3.10+
• CUDA 11.8+ / 12.1+
• GPU: 16GB+ VRAM (T4, V100, A100, etc.)
• Disk: 10GB free space

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📚 Complete Tutorial

Step 1: Clone Project Repository

What it does: Downloads the complete project code to your environment

!git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/IIIIQIIII/MSJ-Factory.git
%cd MSJ-Factory

Click the play icon to run the Colab cell and clone the repository

Expected output:

Cloning into 'MSJ-Factory'...
remote: Enumerating objects: 368, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (368/368), done.
Receiving objects: 100% (368/368), 6.08 MiB | 11.88 MiB/s, done.

Verify installation:

!ls -lh
# You should see: data/, examples/, scripts/, src/, etc.

🔍 What's in the repository?

• data/: Training and test datasets
• examples/: Training configuration files
• scripts/: Evaluation and utility scripts
• src/: Core library code
• contexts/: Documentation and guides

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Step 2: Install Dependencies

What it does: Installs PyTorch, Transformers, vLLM, and other required libraries

!pip install -e .[torch,bitsandbytes,vllm]

Click the play icon to run the Colab cell and install dependencies

Installation time: 3-5 minutes

Verify installation:

import torch
import vllm

# Check PyTorch
print(f'PyTorch: {torch.__version__}')
print(f'CUDA: {torch.cuda.is_available()}')

# Check vLLM
print(f'vLLM: {vllm.__version__}')

Expected output:

PyTorch: 2.5.0+cu121
CUDA: True
vLLM: 0.10.0

🐛 Troubleshooting: Installation Issues

Issue 1: CUDA not available

# Install CUDA-enabled PyTorch
!pip install torch torchvision torchaudio --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu121

Issue 2: Out of memory during installation

# Use --no-cache-dir
!pip install --no-cache-dir -e .[torch,bitsandbytes,vllm]

Issue 3: vLLM installation fails

# Skip vLLM (optional for training)
!pip install -e .[torch,bitsandbytes]

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Step 3: Model Fine-tuning

What it does: Fine-tunes Qwen2.5-Coder on 3000 balanced sentiment samples

3.1 Understanding the Training Configuration

Configuration file: examples/train_freeze/qwen2_5_coder_freeze_3k.yaml

### Model
model_name_or_path: Qwen/Qwen2.5-Coder-1.5B-Instruct  # Base model
trust_remote_code: true

### Method
stage: sft                           # Supervised fine-tuning
finetuning_type: freeze             # Freeze training method
freeze_trainable_layers: 6          # Train last 6 layers
freeze_extra_modules: embed_tokens,norm

### Dataset
dataset: sentiment_balanced_3k       # 3000 samples (1500 pos + 1500 neg)
template: qwen
cutoff_len: 720
max_samples: 10000

### Training
per_device_train_batch_size: 1      # Batch size per GPU
gradient_accumulation_steps: 8      # Effective batch size = 1 × 8 = 8
learning_rate: 2.0e-5
num_train_epochs: 2.0
lr_scheduler_type: cosine
warmup_ratio: 0.1
bf16: true                          # Use BF16 precision

### Evaluation
val_size: 0.2                       # 20% validation split
eval_strategy: steps
eval_steps: 200
compute_accuracy: true

3.2 Start Training

!llamafactory-cli train examples/train_freeze/qwen2_5_coder_freeze_3k.yaml

Click the play icon to run the Colab cell and start model training

Training progress:

🚀 Starting training...
📊 Total epochs: 2
⏱️  Estimated time: 15-30 minutes

Epoch 1/2:  [████████████████████] 100% | Loss: 0.1234
Epoch 2/2:  [████████████████████] 100% | Loss: 0.0567

✅ Training completed!
📁 Model saved to: saves/qwen2_5-coder-1.5b/freeze/sft/

3.3 Training Metrics

Metric	Value
Total Steps	~375 steps
Training Loss	0.05 - 0.15
Validation Accuracy	95%+
GPU Memory	~8-10 GB
Training Time	15-30 min

📊 Understanding Training Logs

Key metrics to watch:

• Loss: Should decrease from ~0.5 to ~0.05
• Accuracy: Should increase to 95%+
• GPU Memory: Should stay under 12GB on T4

Normal behavior:

• Loss may fluctuate early in training
• Accuracy improves in the second epoch
• Some TensorFlow warnings are normal (can ignore)

Warning signs:

• Loss increasing or staying high (>0.3)
• Accuracy below 90% after training
• CUDA out of memory errors

🎛️ Advanced: Customize Training

Train for more epochs (better quality):

num_train_epochs: 3.0  # Change from 2.0 to 3.0

Train more layers (more adaptation):

freeze_trainable_layers: 12  # Change from 6 to 12

Use larger batch size (if you have more VRAM):

per_device_train_batch_size: 2  # Change from 1 to 2
gradient_accumulation_steps: 4  # Change from 8 to 4

Train on different dataset:

dataset: your_dataset_name  # Must be registered in data/dataset_info.json

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Step 4: Model Evaluation

What it does: Compares base model vs fine-tuned model performance

!python scripts/eval_sentiment_compare.py \
    --csv_path data/ChnSentiCorp_test.csv \
    --base_model Qwen/Qwen2.5-Coder-1.5B-Instruct \
    --finetuned_model saves/qwen2_5-coder-1.5b/freeze/sft \
    --output_file data/sentiment_comparison_results.json

Click the play icon to run the Colab cell and evaluate the model

Evaluation time: 5-10 minutes

Expected output:

📊 ChnSentiCorp Sentiment Analysis - Pre/Post Fine-tuning Comparison

======================================================================
🔍 Evaluating Model: Base Model (Pre-finetuning)
======================================================================
Total Samples: 179
Accuracy:  91.62%
Precision: 98.57%
Recall:    83.13%
F1-Score:  90.20%

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🔍 Evaluating Model: Fine-tuned Model
======================================================================
Total Samples: 179
Accuracy:  97.77%
Precision: 100.00%
Recall:    95.18%
F1-Score:  97.53%

🎯 Performance Comparison
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Metric          Pre-FT     Post-FT     Improve   Improve %
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Accuracy        91.62%     97.77%  ↑   6.15%      6.71%
Precision       98.57%    100.00%  ↑   1.43%      1.45%
Recall          83.13%     95.18%  ↑  12.05%     14.50%
F1-Score        90.20%     97.53%  ↑   7.33%      8.13%
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💾 Results saved to: data/sentiment_comparison_results.json

4.1 Understanding the Metrics

Metric	What it Means	Target
Accuracy	Overall correctness	95%+
Precision	How many predicted positives are correct	95%+
Recall	How many actual positives were found	90%+
F1-Score	Harmonic mean of precision & recall	95%+

4.2 Confusion Matrix

                Predicted Negative    Predicted Positive
Actual Negative         TN (91)              FP (5)
Actual Positive         FN (4)               TP (79)

• True Negatives (TN): 91 - Correctly identified negative samples
• False Positives (FP): 5 - Negative samples wrongly classified as positive
• False Negatives (FN): 4 - Positive samples wrongly classified as negative
• True Positives (TP): 79 - Correctly identified positive samples

📈 Quick Test on Custom Text

Create a test script test_sentiment.py:

from transformers import AutoModelForCausalLM, AutoTokenizer

model_path = "saves/qwen2_5-coder-1.5b/freeze/sft"
tokenizer = AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained(model_path)
model = AutoModelForCausalLM.from_pretrained(model_path, device_map="auto")

text = "这个酒店的服务态度非常好，房间也很干净！"  # Positive example

prompt = f"""请对以下中文文本进行情感分析，判断其情感倾向。

任务说明：
- 分析文本表达的整体情感态度
- 判断是正面(1)还是负面(0)

文本内容：
```sentence
{text}

输出格式：

{{
  "sentiment": 0 or 1
}}
```"""

messages = [{"role": "user", "content": prompt}]
text_input = tokenizer.apply_chat_template(messages, tokenize=False, add_generation_prompt=True)
model_inputs = tokenizer([text_input], return_tensors="pt").to(model.device)

generated_ids = model.generate(**model_inputs, max_new_tokens=256, temperature=0.1)
response = tokenizer.batch_decode(generated_ids[:, model_inputs.input_ids.shape[1]:], skip_special_tokens=True)[0]

print(response)  # Output: {"sentiment": 1}

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Step 5: Upload to HuggingFace

What it does: Share your fine-tuned model with the community

5.1 Get HuggingFace Token

Follow these steps to create your HuggingFace access token:

Step 1: Click on your profile icon in the top-right corner

Step 2: Navigate to Settings → Access Tokens

Step 3: Verify your identity by entering your password

Step 4: Click "+ Create new token"

Step 5: Name your token, select "Write" role, and click "Create token"

Step 6: Copy your access token (starts with hf_)

⚠️ Important: Save your token securely. You won't be able to see it again!

5.2 Upload Model

from huggingface_hub import HfApi, login

# Login
login(token="hf_YOUR_TOKEN_HERE")  # Replace with your token

# Upload
api = HfApi()
api.create_repo(repo_id="YourUsername/Qwen2.5-Coder-Sentiment", private=False)

api.upload_folder(
    folder_path="saves/qwen2_5-coder-1.5b/freeze/sft",
    repo_id="YourUsername/Qwen2.5-Coder-Sentiment",
    commit_message="Upload freeze-trained Qwen2.5-Coder for sentiment analysis"
)

print("✅ Model uploaded!")
print("🔗 https://huggingface.co/YourUsername/Qwen2.5-Coder-Sentiment")

5.3 Using Your Uploaded Model

Others can now use your model:

from transformers import AutoModelForCausalLM, AutoTokenizer

model = AutoModelForCausalLM.from_pretrained("YourUsername/Qwen2.5-Coder-Sentiment")
tokenizer = AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained("YourUsername/Qwen2.5-Coder-Sentiment")

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📁 Project Structure

MSJ-Factory/
├── data/                                    # Datasets
│   ├── ChnSentiCorp_test.csv                # Test data (179 samples)
│   ├── chnsenticorp_train_cleaned_instruct_balanced_3k.jsonl  # Training data (3000 samples)
│   └── dataset_info.json                    # Dataset registry
│
├── examples/                                # Training configs
│   └── train_freeze/
│       └── qwen2_5_coder_freeze_3k.yaml     # Main training config
│
├── scripts/                                 # Utility scripts
│   ├── eval_sentiment_compare.py            # Evaluation script
│   └── convert_chnsenticorp.py              # Data conversion
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├── contexts/                                # Documentation
│   ├── chnsenticorp-evaluation-guide.md     # Complete evaluation guide
│   ├── chnsenticorp-quick-reference.md      # Quick commands
│   └── EVALUATION_SYSTEM_SUMMARY.md         # System overview
│
├── src/                                     # Core library
│   └── llamafactory/                        # LlamaFactory integration
│
├── saves/                                   # Model outputs (created during training)
│   └── qwen2_5-coder-1.5b/freeze/sft/       # Fine-tuned model
│
└── Qwen2_5_Sentiment_Fine_tuning_Tutorial.ipynb  # Interactive notebook

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⚙️ Training Configuration

Recommended Configurations

For T4 GPU (16GB VRAM)

per_device_train_batch_size: 1
gradient_accumulation_steps: 8
freeze_trainable_layers: 6
bf16: true

For A100 GPU (40GB VRAM)

per_device_train_batch_size: 4
gradient_accumulation_steps: 2
freeze_trainable_layers: 12  # Train more layers
bf16: true

For Multi-GPU Setup

# Dual GPU
!CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=0,1 llamafactory-cli train examples/train_freeze/qwen2_5_coder_freeze_3k.yaml

# Quad GPU
!CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=0,1,2,3 llamafactory-cli train examples/train_freeze/qwen2_5_coder_freeze_3k.yaml

Configuration Parameters Explained

Parameter	Value	What it Does
freeze_trainable_layers	6	Number of layers to train (from the end)
freeze_extra_modules	embed_tokens,norm	Additional modules to train
per_device_train_batch_size	1	Samples per GPU per step
gradient_accumulation_steps	8	Accumulate gradients for larger effective batch
learning_rate	2.0e-5	How fast the model learns
num_train_epochs	2.0	Number of times to see the data
bf16	true	Use BFloat16 for faster training

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📊 Evaluation Results

Performance Metrics

Model	Accuracy	Precision	Recall	F1-Score
Base Model	91.62%	98.57%	83.13%	90.20%
Fine-tuned	97.77% ⬆️	100.00% ⬆️	95.18% ⬆️	97.53% ⬆️
Improvement	+6.15%	+1.43%	+12.05%	+7.33%

Why Fine-tuning Helps

• ✅ Better domain adaptation: Model learns Chinese sentiment patterns
• ✅ Improved recall: Catches more positive cases (83% → 95%)
• ✅ Perfect precision: No false positives (98% → 100%)
• ✅ Consistent predictions: More reliable on edge cases

Real-world Examples

Text	Base Model	Fine-tuned	Correct
这个酒店非常棒！	✅ Positive	✅ Positive	✅
服务态度一般般	❌ Positive	✅ Negative	✅
房间还算干净	❌ Negative	✅ Positive	✅
价格太贵了不值	✅ Negative	✅ Negative	✅

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❓ FAQ

Q1: How much GPU memory do I need?

Minimum: 16GB (T4, V100)
Recommended: 24GB+ (A100, RTX 3090)

For 16GB GPUs:

• Use bf16: true
• Keep per_device_train_batch_size: 1
• Increase gradient_accumulation_steps if needed

Q2: Can I train without a GPU?

Training on CPU is not recommended due to:

• 50-100x slower than GPU
• Would take 12-24 hours instead of 15-30 minutes

Alternatives:

• Use Google Colab (free T4 GPU)
• Use Kaggle notebooks (free P100 GPU)
• Rent GPU on vast.ai or runpod.io

Q3: How do I use my own dataset?

Step 1: Prepare your data in JSONL format

{"messages": [
  {"role": "user", "content": "Your prompt here"},
  {"role": "assistant", "content": "Expected response"}
]}

Step 2: Register in data/dataset_info.json

{
  "your_dataset": {
    "file_name": "your_data.jsonl",
    "formatting": "sharegpt",
    "columns": {"messages": "messages"}
  }
}

Step 3: Update training config

dataset: your_dataset  # Change in YAML file

See contexts/dataset-formats-guide.md for details.

Q4: Training failed with CUDA OOM error

Solution 1: Reduce batch size

per_device_train_batch_size: 1  # Already at minimum
gradient_accumulation_steps: 16  # Increase this instead

Solution 2: Use CPU offloading (slower but works)

deepspeed: examples/deepspeed/ds_z3_offload_config.json

Solution 3: Train fewer layers

freeze_trainable_layers: 3  # Reduce from 6 to 3

Q5: How do I improve model performance further?

Option 1: Train for more epochs

num_train_epochs: 3.0  # Or 4.0, 5.0

Option 2: Train more layers

freeze_trainable_layers: 12  # More adaptation

Option 3: Use full fine-tuning (much slower)

finetuning_type: full  # Instead of freeze

Option 4: Collect more training data

• Current: 3000 samples
• Recommended: 5000-10000 samples for best results

Q6: Can I use this for English sentiment analysis?

Yes! Just:

1. Prepare an English sentiment dataset
2. Update the prompt template (remove Chinese-specific instructions)
3. Register your dataset
4. Train with the same config

The model supports multiple languages.

Q7: How do I deploy the model for inference?

Option 1: Python script (for testing)

from transformers import AutoModelForCausalLM, AutoTokenizer

model = AutoModelForCausalLM.from_pretrained("saves/qwen2_5-coder-1.5b/freeze/sft")
tokenizer = AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained("saves/qwen2_5-coder-1.5b/freeze/sft")

# Use model.generate() for inference

Option 2: vLLM (for production)

!vllm serve saves/qwen2_5-coder-1.5b/freeze/sft --port 8000

Option 3: LlamaFactory API

!llamafactory-cli api examples/inference/qwen2_5_coder_sft.yaml

See contexts/chnsenticorp-evaluation-guide.md for deployment guide.

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📄 Citation

If you use this project in your research, please cite:

@misc{msj-factory-2025,
  title={Qwen2.5-Coder Sentiment Analysis Fine-tuning Tutorial},
  author={MASHIJIAN},
  year={2025},
  howpublished={\url{https://github.com/IIIIQIIII/MSJ-Factory}}
}

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🙏 Acknowledgments

This project is built on top of excellent open-source projects:

• LLaMA-Factory - Efficient fine-tuning framework
• Qwen2.5 - Powerful base models
• Transformers - HuggingFace library
• vLLM - Fast inference engine

Special thanks to:

• Alibaba Cloud for releasing Qwen2.5 models
• HuggingFace for model hosting
• Google Colab for free GPU access

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