You can deploy a foundation model like GPT or BERT on AWS Lambda with ONNX optimization by converting the model to ONNX, packaging it, and using a Lambda function for inference.
Here is the steps you can refer to:
1. Convert the Model to ONNX

2. AWS Lambda Inference Script (handler.py)

3. Deploy to AWS Lambda
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Package handler.py, bert_model.onnx, and dependencies (onnxruntime, transformers).
 
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Create a Lambda function, upload the package, and configure API Gateway for HTTP requests.
 
In the above code, we are using the following key points:
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ONNX Optimization (torch.onnx.export(...)): Speeds up inference.
 
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Lightweight Deployment (onnxruntime): Enables Lambda compatibility.
 
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Tokenization in Lambda (tokenizer(text, return_tensors="np")): Converts text input for ONNX.
 
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AWS API Gateway Integration: Allows external requests.
 
Hence, deploying an ONNX-optimized model on AWS Lambda ensures fast and scalable inference.