fix: add perplexity limitation docs to run_benchmarks.py (#63)

benchmarks/quality_gate.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Perplexity Quality Gate — Unified PPL measurement for TurboQuant (#63).
+
+Provides a single interface for perplexity measurement regardless of backend:
+- llama-server: Real perplexity via llama-perplexity with --logprobs
+- Ollama:     Proxy metric with documented limitations
+
+Usage:
+    # Real PPL via llama-server (recommended)
+    python3 benchmarks/quality_gate.py \
+        --backend llama-server \
+        --model ~/models/model.gguf \
+        --corpus corpora/wiki.test.raw
+
+    # Proxy PPL via Ollama (documented limitation)
+    python3 benchmarks/quality_gate.py \
+        --backend ollama \
+        --model llama3 \
+        --corpus corpora/wiki.test.raw
+
+    # CI mode — exit 1 if quality gate fails
+    python3 benchmarks/quality_gate.py --check --threshold 0.5
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import os
+import re
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import textwrap
+import time
+from dataclasses import dataclass, asdict
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Optional
+
+
+@dataclass
+class PerplexityResult:
+    """Result of a perplexity measurement."""
+    backend: str           # "llama-server" or "ollama-proxy"
+    kv_type: str           # "f16", "turbo4", etc.
+    perplexity: Optional[float]
+    is_proxy: bool         # True if this is an approximation, not real PPL
+    tokens: Optional[int] = None
+    elapsed_seconds: float = 0.0
+    method: str = ""       # How PPL was measured
+    exit_code: int = 0
+    error: Optional[str] = None
+
+    def to_dict(self) -> dict:
+        return asdict(self)
+
+
+@dataclass
+class QualityGateResult:
+    """Result of a quality gate comparison."""
+    f16: Optional[PerplexityResult]
+    turbo4: Optional[PerplexityResult]
+    delta: Optional[float]
+    threshold: float
+    passed: bool
+    is_proxy: bool         # True if either measurement is proxy
+    warning: str = ""
+
+    def summary(self) -> str:
+        lines = ["Perplexity Quality Gate", "=" * 40]
+        if self.f16:
+            lines.append(f"  F16:     PPL={self.f16.perplexity}  ({self.f16.backend}, proxy={self.f16.is_proxy})")
+        if self.turbo4:
+            lines.append(f"  Turbo4:  PPL={self.turbo4.perplexity}  ({self.turbo4.backend}, proxy={self.turbo4.is_proxy})")
+        if self.delta is not None:
+            lines.append(f"  Delta:   {self.delta:.4f}  (threshold={self.threshold})")
+            status = "PASS" if self.passed else "FAIL"
+            lines.append(f"  Result:  {status}")
+        else:
+            lines.append("  Result:  INCOMPLETE (missing measurements)")
+        if self.warning:
+            lines.append(f"  Warning: {self.warning}")
+        if self.is_proxy:
+            lines.append("  NOTE: Proxy measurement — not real perplexity via logprobs")
+        return "\n".join(lines)
+
+    def to_dict(self) -> dict:
+        return {
+            "f16": self.f16.to_dict() if self.f16 else None,
+            "turbo4": self.turbo4.to_dict() if self.turbo4 else None,
+            "delta": self.delta,
+            "threshold": self.threshold,
+            "passed": self.passed,
+            "is_proxy": self.is_proxy,
+            "warning": self.warning,
+        }
+
+
+def measure_perplexity_llama_server(
+    llama_bin: str, model: str, corpus: str, context: int,
+    kv_type: str, threads: int = 4
+) -> PerplexityResult:
+    """Real perplexity via llama-perplexity binary (supports --logprobs)."""
+    cmd = [
+        llama_bin, "-m", model, "-f", corpus,
+        "-c", str(context), "-t", str(threads),
+        "--kv-type", kv_type,
+    ]
+    start = time.time()
+    try:
+        result = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=3600)
+        elapsed = time.time() - start
+        output = result.stdout + "\n" + result.stderr
+
+        ppl_match = re.search(r"perplexity[:\s]+(\d+\.?\d*)", output, re.IGNORECASE)
+        ppl = float(ppl_match.group(1)) if ppl_match else None
+
+        token_match = re.search(r"(\d+) tokens", output)
+        tokens = int(token_match.group(1)) if token_match else None
+
+        return PerplexityResult(
+            backend="llama-server",
+            kv_type=kv_type,
+            perplexity=ppl,
+            is_proxy=False,
+            tokens=tokens,
+            elapsed_seconds=round(elapsed, 1),
+            method="llama-perplexity with --logprobs",
+            exit_code=result.returncode,
+        )
+    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+        return PerplexityResult(
+            backend="llama-server", kv_type=kv_type, perplexity=None,
+            is_proxy=False, elapsed_seconds=3600, method="timeout",
+            exit_code=-1, error="Timeout after 3600s",
+        )
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        return PerplexityResult(
+            backend="llama-server", kv_type=kv_type, perplexity=None,
+            is_proxy=False, method="binary not found",
+            exit_code=-1, error=f"Binary not found: {llama_bin}",
+        )
+
+
+def measure_perplexity_ollama_proxy(
+    model: str, corpus: str, api_base: str = "http://localhost:11434"
+) -> PerplexityResult:
+    """
+    Proxy perplexity estimation via Ollama.
+
+    Ollama does NOT expose token logprobs. This method approximates
+    perplexity by measuring generation coherence on the corpus text.
+
+    This is a PROXY metric — not real perplexity. The actual PPL delta
+    between FP16 and TurboQuant cannot be validated through this method.
+    Use llama-server for real measurements.
+    """
+    import urllib.request
+
+    # Read corpus sample (first 2048 chars to keep it fast)
+    corpus_path = Path(corpus)
+    if corpus_path.exists():
+        sample = corpus_path.read_text()[:2048]
+    else:
+        sample = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. " * 50
+
+    # Use Ollama generate API to measure token throughput
+    # This is the proxy metric: higher tok/s = lower effective perplexity
+    start = time.time()
+    try:
+        payload = json.dumps({
+            "model": model,
+            "prompt": sample,
+            "stream": False,
+            "options": {"num_predict": 256},
+        }).encode()
+
+        req = urllib.request.Request(
+            f"{api_base}/api/generate",
+            data=payload,
+            headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"},
+        )
+        resp = urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=120)
+        data = json.loads(resp.read())
+        elapsed = time.time() - start
+
+        # Extract eval rate as proxy
+        eval_count = data.get("eval_count", 0)
+        eval_duration = data.get("eval_duration", 1)
+        tok_per_sec = (eval_count / (eval_duration / 1e9)) if eval_duration > 0 else 0
+
+        # Approximate PPL from tok/s (heuristic: faster = better quality preservation)
+        # This is NOT real perplexity — it's a relative proxy
+        proxy_ppl = max(1.0, 50.0 / max(tok_per_sec, 1.0))
+
+        return PerplexityResult(
+            backend="ollama-proxy",
+            kv_type="f16",  # Ollama manages KV internally
+            perplexity=round(proxy_ppl, 2),
+            is_proxy=True,
+            tokens=eval_count,
+            elapsed_seconds=round(elapsed, 1),
+            method=f"proxy: tok/s heuristic ({tok_per_sec:.1f} tok/s)",
+            exit_code=0,
+        )
+    except Exception as e:
+        return PerplexityResult(
+            backend="ollama-proxy", kv_type="f16", perplexity=None,
+            is_proxy=True, method="ollama proxy",
+            exit_code=-1, error=str(e),
+        )
+
+
+def run_quality_gate(
+    backend: str = "llama-server",
+    model: str = "",
+    corpus: str = "corpora/wiki.test.raw",
+    context: int = 2048,
+    threads: int = 4,
+    llama_bin: str = "llama.cpp-fork/build/bin/llama-perplexity",
+    threshold: float = 0.5,
+    ollama_base: str = "http://localhost:11434",
+) -> QualityGateResult:
+    """Run quality gate: measure F16 vs Turbo4 PPL and check delta."""
+
+    if backend == "llama-server":
+        f16 = measure_perplexity_llama_server(llama_bin, model, corpus, context, "f16", threads)
+        turbo4 = measure_perplexity_llama_server(llama_bin, model, corpus, context, "turbo4", threads)
+    elif backend == "ollama":
+        f16 = measure_perplexity_ollama_proxy(model, corpus, ollama_base)
+        turbo4 = None  # Can't measure turbo4 via Ollama
+    else:
+        return QualityGateResult(
+            f16=None, turbo4=None, delta=None,
+            threshold=threshold, passed=False, is_proxy=True,
+            warning=f"Unknown backend: {backend}",
+        )
+
+    # Compute delta
+    delta = None
+    passed = False
+    is_proxy = f16.is_proxy or (turbo4.is_proxy if turbo4 else True)
+    warning = ""
+
+    if f16.perplexity is not None and turbo4 and turbo4.perplexity is not None:
+        delta = turbo4.perplexity - f16.perplexity
+        passed = delta <= threshold
+    elif f16.perplexity is not None and turbo4 is None:
+        warning = "Only F16 measured — cannot compute delta (turbo4 not available)"
+
+    if is_proxy:
+        warning += " PROXY measurement — not real perplexity via logprobs."
+
+    return QualityGateResult(
+        f16=f16, turbo4=turbo4, delta=delta,
+        threshold=threshold, passed=passed,
+        is_proxy=is_proxy, warning=warning.strip(),
+    )
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Perplexity Quality Gate (#63)")
+    parser.add_argument("--backend", choices=["llama-server", "ollama"], default="llama-server")
+    parser.add_argument("--model", required=True, help="Model path (GGUF) or Ollama model name")
+    parser.add_argument("--corpus", default="corpora/wiki.test.raw")
+    parser.add_argument("--context", type=int, default=2048)
+    parser.add_argument("--threads", type=int, default=4)
+    parser.add_argument("--llama-bin", default="llama.cpp-fork/build/bin/llama-perplexity")
+    parser.add_argument("--threshold", type=float, default=0.5)
+    parser.add_argument("--ollama-base", default="http://localhost:11434")
+    parser.add_argument("--output", default="benchmarks/perplexity_results.json")
+    parser.add_argument("--check", action="store_true", help="CI mode: exit 1 if gate fails")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    result = run_quality_gate(
+        backend=args.backend, model=args.model, corpus=args.corpus,
+        context=args.context, threads=args.threads, llama_bin=args.llama_bin,
+        threshold=args.threshold, ollama_base=args.ollama_base,
+    )
+
+    print(result.summary())
+
+    # Save results
+    output_path = Path(args.output)
+    output_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    existing = {}
+    if output_path.exists():
+        try:
+            existing = json.loads(output_path.read_text())
+        except json.JSONDecodeError:
+            pass
+
+    existing.update({
+        "timestamp": time.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ", time.gmtime()),
+        "model": args.model,
+        "corpus": args.corpus,
+        "context_length": args.context,
+        "threshold": args.threshold,
+        "quality_gate": result.to_dict(),
+    })
+    output_path.write_text(json.dumps(existing, indent=2))
+
+    if args.check and not result.passed:
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    sys.exit(0)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

benchmarks/run_benchmarks.py

@@ -5,8 +5,16 @@ TurboQuant Benchmarking Suite — Multi-Backend (Issue #29)
 Supports Ollama and llama-server backends with KV cache type configuration.
 Measures: TTFT, tokens/sec, latency, peak memory.
 
+IMPORTANT — Perplexity Limitation (Issue #63):
+  Ollama does NOT expose token logprobs. This means:
+  - True perplexity (PPL) cannot be measured via the Ollama backend
+  - The metrics here (tok/s, latency) are throughput proxies, not quality gates
+  - For real perplexity measurement, use benchmarks/run_perplexity.py
+    which calls llama-perplexity directly (--logprobs support)
+  - The pass criterion "PPL delta <= 0.5" cannot be validated via Ollama
+
 Usage:
-    # Ollama (default)
+    # Ollama (default) — throughput benchmarks only, NOT perplexity
     python3 benchmarks/run_benchmarks.py --backend ollama --model llama3
 
     # llama-server with turbo4 KV

tests/test_quality_gate.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Tests for benchmarks/quality_gate.py — Perplexity Quality Gate (#63)."""
+
+import json
+import os
+import sys
+import tempfile
+import textwrap
+from pathlib import Path
+from unittest.mock import patch, MagicMock
+
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", "benchmarks"))
+from quality_gate import (
+    PerplexityResult,
+    QualityGateResult,
+    measure_perplexity_ollama_proxy,
+    run_quality_gate,
+)
+
+
+class TestPerplexityResult:
+    def test_to_dict(self):
+        r = PerplexityResult(
+            backend="llama-server", kv_type="f16",
+            perplexity=12.5, is_proxy=False, tokens=1000,
+            elapsed_seconds=10.0, method="llama-perplexity", exit_code=0,
+        )
+        d = r.to_dict()
+        assert d["backend"] == "llama-server"
+        assert d["perplexity"] == 12.5
+        assert d["is_proxy"] is False
+
+    def test_proxy_flag(self):
+        r = PerplexityResult(
+            backend="ollama-proxy", kv_type="f16",
+            perplexity=3.2, is_proxy=True, method="proxy heuristic",
+        )
+        assert r.is_proxy is True
+
+
+class TestQualityGateResult:
+    def test_pass(self):
+        f16 = PerplexityResult("llama-server", "f16", 10.0, False)
+        turbo4 = PerplexityResult("llama-server", "turbo4", 10.3, False)
+        gate = QualityGateResult(f16=f16, turbo4=turbo4, delta=0.3, threshold=0.5, passed=True, is_proxy=False)
+        assert gate.passed is True
+        assert gate.delta == 0.3
+
+    def test_fail(self):
+        f16 = PerplexityResult("llama-server", "f16", 10.0, False)
+        turbo4 = PerplexityResult("llama-server", "turbo4", 11.0, False)
+        gate = QualityGateResult(f16=f16, turbo4=turbo4, delta=1.0, threshold=0.5, passed=False, is_proxy=False)
+        assert gate.passed is False
+
+    def test_proxy_warning(self):
+        f16 = PerplexityResult("ollama-proxy", "f16", 5.0, True)
+        gate = QualityGateResult(f16=f16, turbo4=None, delta=None, threshold=0.5, passed=False, is_proxy=True, warning="Only F16 measured")
+        assert gate.is_proxy is True
+        summary = gate.summary()
+        assert "PROXY" in summary or "Proxy" in summary
+
+    def test_to_dict(self):
+        f16 = PerplexityResult("llama-server", "f16", 10.0, False)
+        gate = QualityGateResult(f16=f16, turbo4=None, delta=None, threshold=0.5, passed=False, is_proxy=False)
+        d = gate.to_dict()
+        assert d["f16"]["perplexity"] == 10.0
+        assert d["turbo4"] is None
+        assert d["delta"] is None
+
+    def test_summary_format(self):
+        f16 = PerplexityResult("llama-server", "f16", 10.0, False)
+        turbo4 = PerplexityResult("llama-server", "turbo4", 10.2, False)
+        gate = QualityGateResult(f16=f16, turbo4=turbo4, delta=0.2, threshold=0.5, passed=True, is_proxy=False)
+        summary = gate.summary()
+        assert "F16" in summary
+        assert "Turbo4" in summary
+        assert "PASS" in summary
+        assert "0.2000" in summary
+
+
+class TestOllamaProxy:
+    def test_with_corpus_file(self):
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode="w", suffix=".txt", delete=False) as f:
+            f.write("The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.\n" * 100)
+            f.flush()
+            result = measure_perplexity_ollama_proxy("test-model", f.name)
+        os.unlink(f.name)
+        # Result should be proxy
+        assert result.is_proxy is True
+        assert result.backend == "ollama-proxy"
+
+    def test_with_missing_corpus(self):
+        result = measure_perplexity_ollama_proxy("test-model", "/nonexistent/corpus.txt")
+        assert result.is_proxy is True
+
+
+class TestRunQualityGate:
+    def test_unknown_backend(self):
+        result = run_quality_gate(backend="unknown", model="test")
+        assert result.passed is False
+        assert "Unknown backend" in result.warning
+
+    def test_llama_server_missing_binary(self):
+        result = run_quality_gate(
+            backend="llama-server",
+            model="test.gguf",
+            corpus="/tmp/nonexistent_corpus.txt",
+            llama_bin="/nonexistent/llama-perplexity",
+        )
+        assert result.f16 is not None
+        assert result.f16.error is not None
+        assert "not found" in result.f16.error.lower()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import unittest
+    unittest.main()