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+[submodule "third_party/MuseTalk"]
+	path = third_party/MuseTalk
+	url = https://git.hetherman.cloud/bhetherman/MuseTalk.git
diff --git a/experimental/lightx2v_5b/.gitignore b/experimental/lightx2v_5b/.gitignore
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+_out/
diff --git a/experimental/lightx2v_5b/README.md b/experimental/lightx2v_5b/README.md
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+# LightX2V + Wan2.2-TI2V-5B-Turbo (GGUF) Experiment
+
+Swap the 14B MoE distill for the dense 5B Turbo model, keeping the LightX2V backend.
+Hypothesis: half the parameters → lower VRAM footprint (can coexist with the running
+server) and faster per-step compute, with the Turbo 4-step distill preserving wall time.
+
+## Config
+
+- **Model**: `hum-ma/Wan2.2-TI2V-5B-Turbo-GGUF` (Q8_0 by default — swap to Q4_K_M via env)
+- **Base repo** (configs, T5, VAE): `Wan-AI/Wan2.2-TI2V-5B`
+- **model_cls**: `wan2.2` (dense, single DIT — not MoE)
+- **Steps**: 4 (Turbo distill)
+- **Resolution**: 480×480, 81 frames @ 16 fps
+
+## Key implementation details
+
+- **Dense model (`wan2.2`)**: Uses single DIT checkpoint, not MoE — requires different dtype patching than the 14B pipeline
+- **GGUF dequant → fp16**: Requires `DTYPE=FP16` and patches for T5 (bf16→fp16 wrapper), VAE (→fp16), and DIT pre/post weights (fp32→fp16)
+- **Wan 2.2 VAE**: 48 latent channels with 16× spatial compression (vs 16 channels / 8× for Wan 2.1) — config must set `vae_stride: [4,16,16]` and `num_channels_latents: 48`
+- **fp8 T5**: Uses `lightx2v/Encoders` fp8 checkpoint (~4.9 GB vs ~11.4 GB bf16)
+- **Blackwell (SM120)**: Needs `_patch_fp8_scaled_mm_for_blackwell` to replace sgl_kernel's fp8 GEMM
+
+## Why a separate container
+
+Reuses the existing `voice-chat-voice-chat` image (LightX2V already installed) but runs
+under its own compose profile so it doesn't interfere with the live server volumes or
+startup. Shares the HF cache volume so model downloads are reused.
+
+## Running
+
+```bash
+# Ensure main image is built
+docker compose build voice-chat
+
+# Stage model (downloads base + Turbo Q8 GGUF, ~6 GB)
+docker compose -f experimental/lightx2v_5b/docker-compose.yml --profile experimental \
+    run --rm lightx2v-5b python /app/experimental/lightx2v_5b/setup_model.py
+
+# Run benchmark
+docker compose -f experimental/lightx2v_5b/docker-compose.yml --profile experimental \
+    run --rm lightx2v-5b python /app/experimental/lightx2v_5b/test_i2v.py
+```
+
+Reports peak VRAM and wall time for an 81-frame 480p clip.
+
+## Results
+
+| Metric | Value |
+|--------|-------|
+| Model load | ~43s |
+| VRAM after load | 6.53 GB |
+| T5 encode | ~1s |
+| VAE encode | ~0.5s |
+
+Awaiting full end-to-end benchmark completion for wall time and peak VRAM.
+
+## Go / no-go criteria
+
+- **Go**: < 45s per 81-frame clip AND peak VRAM < 12 GB (leaves ~20 GB for the server)
+- **No-go**: keep the 14B MoE Q4_K_M pipeline
+
+### Baselines
+
+- **vLLM-Omni + fp16 Turbo-5B**: 1663s / 22.5 GB — decisive no-go
+- **LightX2V + 14B MoE Q4_K_M**: ~30s/clip, ~14.5 GB VRAM (current production pipeline)
diff --git a/experimental/lightx2v_5b/config.json b/experimental/lightx2v_5b/config.json
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+{
+  "_comment": "LightX2V config for Wan2.2-TI2V-5B-Turbo (dense, GGUF). Single DIT checkpoint (not MoE). dit_quantized_ckpt is filled in at runtime by setup_model.py / test_i2v.py.",
+
+  "infer_steps": 4,
+  "target_video_length": 81,
+  "text_len": 512,
+
+  "resize_mode": "adaptive",
+  "resolution": "480p",
+  "target_height": 480,
+  "target_width": 480,
+  "fps": 16,
+
+  "vae_stride": [4, 16, 16],
+  "num_channels_latents": 48,
+
+  "self_attn_1_type": "torch_sdpa",
+  "cross_attn_1_type": "torch_sdpa",
+  "cross_attn_2_type": "torch_sdpa",
+  "modulate_type": "torch",
+  "rope_type": "torch",
+
+  "sample_guide_scale": 1.0,
+  "sample_shift": 5.0,
+  "enable_cfg": false,
+
+  "cpu_offload": false,
+  "offload_granularity": "model",
+  "t5_cpu_offload": true,
+  "vae_cpu_offload": false,
+
+  "use_image_encoder": false,
+
+  "denoising_step_list": [1000, 750, 500, 250],
+
+  "dit_quantized": true,
+  "dit_quant_scheme": "gguf-Q8_0",
+  "t5_quantized": true,
+  "t5_quant_scheme": "fp8-sgl"
+}
diff --git a/experimental/lightx2v_5b/docker-compose.yml b/experimental/lightx2v_5b/docker-compose.yml
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+services:
+  lightx2v-5b:
+    image: voice-chat-voice-chat:latest
+    volumes:
+      - huggingface-cache:/cache/huggingface
+      - ../../:/app
+    working_dir: /app
+    environment:
+      - DTYPE=FP16
+      - HF_HOME=/cache/huggingface
+    deploy:
+      resources:
+        reservations:
+          devices:
+            - driver: nvidia
+              count: 1
+              capabilities: [gpu]
+    shm_size: "8g"
+    ipc: host
+    profiles:
+      - experimental
+
+volumes:
+  huggingface-cache:
+    name: voice-chat_huggingface-cache
+    external: true
diff --git a/experimental/lightx2v_5b/setup_model.py b/experimental/lightx2v_5b/setup_model.py
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+"""Stage Wan2.2-TI2V-5B-Turbo GGUF pipeline for LightX2V.
+
+Downloads:
+  1. Base `Wan-AI/Wan2.2-TI2V-5B` snapshot (configs, T5, VAE — skip bf16 DIT shards).
+  2. Turbo Q8 GGUF DIT from `hum-ma/Wan2.2-TI2V-5B-Turbo-GGUF`.
+
+Quant file can be overridden via GGUF_FILE env (default Q8_0).
+
+Idempotent: huggingface_hub handles caching.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+
+from huggingface_hub import hf_hub_download, snapshot_download
+
+BASE_REPO = "Wan-AI/Wan2.2-TI2V-5B"
+GGUF_REPO = "hum-ma/Wan2.2-TI2V-5B-Turbo-GGUF"
+GGUF_FILE = os.environ.get(
+    "GGUF_FILE", "Wan2_2-TI2V-5B-Turbo-Q8_0.gguf"
+)
+T5_FP8_REPO = "lightx2v/Encoders"
+T5_FP8_FILE = "models_t5_umt5-xxl-enc-fp8.safetensors"
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    print(f"\n=== 1/2 Snapshot base pipeline {BASE_REPO} ===", flush=True)
+    # The base repo ships bf16 DIT shards we don't need (we use the Turbo GGUF instead).
+    base_dir = snapshot_download(
+        repo_id=BASE_REPO,
+        ignore_patterns=[
+            "*.pt",
+            "diffusion_pytorch_model*.safetensors",
+        ],
+    )
+    print(f"Base pipeline at: {base_dir}")
+
+    print(f"\n=== 2/3 Download {GGUF_FILE} from {GGUF_REPO} ===", flush=True)
+    gguf_path = hf_hub_download(repo_id=GGUF_REPO, filename=GGUF_FILE)
+    print(f"GGUF DIT at: {gguf_path}")
+
+    print(f"\n=== 3/3 Download fp8 T5 from {T5_FP8_REPO} ===", flush=True)
+    t5_path = hf_hub_download(repo_id=T5_FP8_REPO, filename=T5_FP8_FILE)
+    print(f"fp8 T5 at: {t5_path}")
+
+    print(f"\n{'=' * 50}")
+    print("Ready. Export to test_i2v.py via env:")
+    print(f"  BASE_DIR={base_dir}")
+    print(f"  DIT_GGUF={gguf_path}")
+    print(f"  T5_FP8={t5_path}")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/experimental/lightx2v_5b/test_i2v.py b/experimental/lightx2v_5b/test_i2v.py
new file mode 100644
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+"""Benchmark Wan2.2-TI2V-5B-Turbo i2v under LightX2V.
+
+Uses the dense `wan2.2` model_cls with a single Q8 GGUF DIT checkpoint.
+Applies the same GGUF dtype patches as server/video_models/wan22.py (T5→bf16
+wrapper, VAE→fp16, fp32 DIT pre/post weights→fp16).
+
+Measures peak VRAM and wall time for an 81-frame 480p clip from the sample avatar.
+
+Run:
+    docker compose -f experimental/lightx2v_5b/docker-compose.yml --profile experimental \\
+        run --rm lightx2v-5b python /app/experimental/lightx2v_5b/test_i2v.py
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import os
+import tempfile
+import time
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import torch
+from huggingface_hub import hf_hub_download, snapshot_download
+
+BASE_REPO = "Wan-AI/Wan2.2-TI2V-5B"
+GGUF_REPO = "hum-ma/Wan2.2-TI2V-5B-Turbo-GGUF"
+GGUF_FILE = os.environ.get("GGUF_FILE", "Wan2_2-TI2V-5B-Turbo-Q8_0.gguf")
+T5_FP8_REPO = "lightx2v/Encoders"
+T5_FP8_FILE = "models_t5_umt5-xxl-enc-fp8.safetensors"
+
+CONFIG_JSON = Path(__file__).parent / "config.json"
+SAMPLE_AVATAR = "/app/tests/component/sample_avatar.png"
+OUTPUT = Path("/app/experimental/lightx2v_5b/_out/turbo_5b.mp4")
+
+PROMPT = "a humanoid robot looking at the camera, shaking their head left and right, soft focus background"
+SEED = 42
+
+
+def human_gb(n: int) -> str:
+    return f"{n / (1024 ** 3):.2f} GB"
+
+
+def _cast_all_fp32_tensors(obj, visited=None, depth=0) -> int:
+    """Recursively find and cast fp32 tensors to fp16 on any object tree."""
+    if visited is None:
+        visited = set()
+    obj_id = id(obj)
+    if obj_id in visited or depth > 6:
+        return 0
+    visited.add(obj_id)
+    n = 0
+    for attr_name in dir(obj):
+        if attr_name.startswith("__"):
+            continue
+        try:
+            val = getattr(obj, attr_name)
+        except Exception:
+            continue
+        if isinstance(val, torch.Tensor) and val.dtype == torch.float32 and val.numel() > 0:
+            try:
+                setattr(obj, attr_name, val.to(torch.float16))
+                n += 1
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+        elif hasattr(val, "__dict__") and not callable(val):
+            n += _cast_all_fp32_tensors(val, visited, depth + 1)
+    return n
+
+
+def build_args(model_path: str, config_json: str) -> argparse.Namespace:
+    return argparse.Namespace(
+        seed=SEED,
+        model_cls="wan2.2",
+        task="i2v",
+        support_tasks=[],
+        model_path=model_path,
+        sf_model_path=None,
+        config_json=config_json,
+        use_prompt_enhancer=False,
+        prompt="",
+        negative_prompt="",
+        image_path="",
+        last_frame_path="",
+        audio_path="",
+        image_strength="1.0",
+        image_frame_idx="",
+        src_ref_images=None,
+        src_video=None,
+        src_mask=None,
+        src_pose_path=None,
+        src_face_path=None,
+        src_bg_path=None,
+        src_mask_path=None,
+        pose=None,
+        action_path=None,
+        action_ckpt=None,
+        save_result_path=None,
+        return_result_tensor=False,
+        target_shape=[],
+        target_video_length=81,
+        aspect_ratio="",
+        video_path=None,
+        sr_ratio=2.0,
+    )
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    OUTPUT.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+    print(f"\n=== Stage model ===", flush=True)
+    base_dir = snapshot_download(
+        repo_id=BASE_REPO,
+        ignore_patterns=["*.pt", "diffusion_pytorch_model*.safetensors"],
+    )
+    gguf_path = hf_hub_download(repo_id=GGUF_REPO, filename=GGUF_FILE)
+    t5_fp8_path = hf_hub_download(repo_id=T5_FP8_REPO, filename=T5_FP8_FILE)
+    print(f"  base_dir: {base_dir}")
+    print(f"  dit_gguf: {gguf_path}")
+    print(f"  t5_fp8:   {t5_fp8_path}")
+
+    with open(CONFIG_JSON, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        cfg = json.load(f)
+    cfg.pop("_comment", None)
+    cfg["dit_quantized_ckpt"] = gguf_path
+    cfg["t5_quantized_ckpt"] = t5_fp8_path
+
+    tmp = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(
+        prefix="wan22_5b_", suffix=".json",
+        mode="w", delete=False, encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+    json.dump(cfg, tmp, indent=2)
+    tmp.close()
+    print(f"  runtime config: {tmp.name}")
+
+    # Import LightX2V after env is set.
+    import sys
+    if "/app" not in sys.path:
+        sys.path.insert(0, "/app")
+    from server.video_models.wan22 import _patch_fp8_scaled_mm_for_blackwell
+    from lightx2v.infer import init_runner
+    from lightx2v.utils.input_info import (
+        init_empty_input_info,
+        update_input_info_from_dict,
+    )
+    from lightx2v.utils.set_config import set_config
+
+    _patch_fp8_scaled_mm_for_blackwell()
+
+    args = build_args(base_dir, tmp.name)
+    print(f"\n=== set_config + init_runner ===", flush=True)
+    torch.cuda.reset_peak_memory_stats()
+    t_load = time.perf_counter()
+    config = set_config(args)
+    runner = init_runner(config)
+    load_time = time.perf_counter() - t_load
+    vram_load = torch.cuda.memory_allocated()
+    print(f"[load] time={load_time:.1f}s  vram={human_gb(vram_load)}", flush=True)
+
+    # GGUF dtype patches: flip DTYPE to FP16, patch T5/VAE/DIT to match.
+    os.environ["DTYPE"] = "FP16"
+    from lightx2v.utils.envs import GET_DTYPE, GET_SENSITIVE_DTYPE
+    GET_DTYPE.cache_clear()
+
+    # Reuse the patch methods from Wan22Pipeline as standalone functions
+    # by constructing a minimal object with ._runner.
+    from server.video_models.wan22 import Wan22Pipeline
+
+    shim = Wan22Pipeline.__new__(Wan22Pipeline)
+    shim._runner = runner
+    Wan22Pipeline._patch_t5_dtype_for_gguf(shim)
+    Wan22Pipeline._patch_vae_dtype_for_gguf(shim)
+    Wan22Pipeline._patch_dit_fp32_weights_for_gguf(shim)
+
+    # Dense model: patch_dit_fp32 above expects MoE wrapper (runner.model.model).
+    # For dense wan2.2, the model is directly at runner.model — patch it explicitly.
+    n = Wan22Pipeline._cast_fp32_dit_weights_in_model(runner.model)
+    print(f"[patch] cast {n} fp32 DIT weights to fp16 (dense model)")
+    # Sweep all nested objects for any remaining fp32 tensors (conv3d bias, etc).
+    n_extra = _cast_all_fp32_tensors(runner.model)
+    print(f"[patch] cast {n_extra} additional fp32 tensors to fp16")
+
+    input_info = init_empty_input_info(args.task, args.support_tasks)
+
+    print(f"\n=== generate ===", flush=True)
+    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix=".mp4", delete=False) as tf:
+        out_path = tf.name
+
+    update_input_info_from_dict(
+        input_info,
+        {
+            "seed": SEED,
+            "prompt": PROMPT,
+            "negative_prompt": "",
+            "image_path": SAMPLE_AVATAR,
+            "save_result_path": out_path,
+            "target_video_length": 81,
+            "return_result_tensor": False,
+        },
+    )
+
+    t_gen = time.perf_counter()
+    runner.run_pipeline(input_info)
+    gen_time = time.perf_counter() - t_gen
+    peak_vram = torch.cuda.max_memory_allocated()
+    print(f"\n[generate] wall_time={gen_time:.1f}s  peak_vram={human_gb(peak_vram)}", flush=True)
+
+    if os.path.exists(out_path):
+        size = os.path.getsize(out_path)
+        OUTPUT.write_bytes(Path(out_path).read_bytes())
+        os.remove(out_path)
+        print(f"[output] wrote {OUTPUT} ({size} bytes)")
+    else:
+        print(f"[output] no file at {out_path}")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/third_party/MuseTalk b/third_party/MuseTalk
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+Subproject commit ca5b7a8f28a387d1212bd8cfd601e5a2b506a5b6