SparseML v1.8.0

New Features:

• QuantizationModifier implemented to use compressed-tensors as a backend. (#2307)
• INT4 and grouped quantization support (#2307)

Changes:

• UX updated for GPTQModifier. (#2263)
• Upgraded pydantic 1.x to 2.x for compatibility to external dependencies, such as Transformers (#2248)

Resolved Issues:

• None

Known Issues:

• ONNX Export and computer vision models are not officially supported in version 1.8; refer to version v1.7.0 for computer vision support.