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RepDL: Bit-level Reproducible Deep Learning Training and Inference

Peichen Xie, Xian Zhang, Shuo Chen

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Abstract

Non-determinism and non-reproducibility present significant challenges in deep learning, leading to inconsistent results across runs and platforms. These issues stem from two origins: random number generation and floating-point computation. While randomness can be controlled through deterministic configurations, floating-point inconsistencies remain largely unresolved. To address this, we introduce RepDL, an open-source library that ensures deterministic and bitwise-reproducible deep learning training and inference across diverse computing environments. RepDL achieves this by enforcing correct rounding and order invariance in floating-point computation. The source code is available at https://github.com/microsoft/RepDL .

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Originally drafted in 2023
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cs.LGMachine Learning cs.SESoftware Engineering

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    • Caveat emptor but this seems like an up to date paper on the state of bitwise reproducibility in dl with a bunch of citations to other papers that go into more depth: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2510.09180

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