Update kimik2.5-fp4-b200-vllm vLLM image to v0.21.0

[Klaud-Cold]

Summary

• Updates the vLLM image tag for kimik2.5-fp4-b200-vllm from v0.17.0 to v0.21.0.

Ref #1154

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[claude]

🟡 The PR title and description state the vLLM image is being bumped to v0.21.0, but the actual diff updates the image to v0.20.2 in both nvidia-master.yaml (line 2503) and the perf-changelog.yaml entry. This is a metadata-only mismatch — please reconcile before merge by either updating the title/description to say v0.20.2, or bumping the YAML/changelog to v0.21.0 if that was the intended target.

Extended reasoning...

The mismatch

The PR title is "Update kimik2.5-fp4-b200-vllm vLLM image to v0.21.0" and the description states "Updates the vLLM image tag for kimik2.5-fp4-b200-vllm from v0.17.0 to v0.21.0".

However, the actual diff tells a different story:

• .github/configs/nvidia-master.yaml line 2503 changes from image: vllm/vllm-openai:v0.17.0 to image: vllm/vllm-openai:v0.20.2
• The new perf-changelog.yaml entry describes the change as "Update vLLM image from v0.17.0 to v0.20.2"

So the YAML and the changelog are internally consistent at v0.20.2, while the PR title and description both claim v0.21.0.

Step-by-step proof

1. Open the PR view on GitHub — the title reads Update kimik2.5-fp4-b200-vllm vLLM image to v0.21.0.
2. Read the description — it says Updates the vLLM image tag for kimik2.5-fp4-b200-vllm from v0.17.0 to v0.21.0.
3. Inspect the diff on .github/configs/nvidia-master.yaml:

   kimik2.5-fp4-b200-vllm:
   -  image: vllm/vllm-openai:v0.17.0
   +  image: vllm/vllm-openai:v0.20.2

4. Inspect the diff on perf-changelog.yaml:

   - config-keys:
       - kimik2.5-fp4-b200-vllm
     description:
       - "Update vLLM image from v0.17.0 to v0.20.2"

5. Compare: title/description say v0.21.0, but the actual deployable artifact and changelog say v0.20.2.

Impact

This is metadata-only — when this PR merges, the deployed image will be vllm/vllm-openai:v0.20.2 as written in the YAML, not v0.21.0. The PR title and description don't affect the runtime behavior. However:

• Reviewers reading the title/description in the GitHub UI will be misled about which version is being approved.
• Future archaeologists running git log will see a commit message claiming a v0.21.0 bump that didn't actually happen.
• The merge commit message (which typically picks up the PR title) will permanently embed the incorrect version in git history.

How to fix

Reconcile by either:

• Option A (most likely correct): Update the PR title to Update kimik2.5-fp4-b200-vllm vLLM image to v0.20.2 and update the description body to match, since the YAML and changelog both consistently say v0.20.2.
• Option B: If v0.21.0 was actually the intended target, bump nvidia-master.yaml line 2503 to v0.21.0 and update the perf-changelog.yaml description accordingly.

Given that the YAML and the auto-generated changelog entry agree on v0.20.2, Option A appears to be the actual intent.

[claude]

🟡 The new perf-changelog entry for kimik2.5-fp4-b200-vllm sets pr-link to #1336, but this is PR #1395 — readers following the link will land on an unrelated PR. Please update the link to #1395 to match the convention used by surrounding entries.

Extended reasoning...

What is wrong

The new entry added to perf-changelog.yaml (lines 2332–2336) sets:

- config-keys:
    - kimik2.5-fp4-b200-vllm
  description:
    - "Update vLLM image from v0.17.0 to v0.20.2"
  pr-link: https://github.com/SemiAnalysisAI/InferenceX/pull/1336

However, the PR being reviewed is #1395, not #1336. The link is stale — most likely copy-pasted from an earlier draft or precursor PR for the same change.

Why this is a bug

The established convention in perf-changelog.yaml is that each entry's pr-link points to the PR that introduces the change. This is consistent across surrounding entries:

• gptoss-fp4-h100-vllm → #1334 (the PR that introduced that change)
• dsr1-fp4-b300-sglang → #1321
• qwen3.5-fp8-h200-sglang-mtp → #1347
• The immediately preceding entry for qwen3.5-fp8-mi355x-atom → #1310

PR #1336 has no relation to the kimik2.5-fp4-b200-vllm image update. A reader clicking the changelog link will land on an unrelated PR, defeating the purpose of the link as a navigation/audit aid.

Step-by-step proof

1. Open this PR — the URL/metadata shows it is #1395.
2. View the diff: the only behavioral change is nvidia-master.yaml bumping kimik2.5-fp4-b200-vllm's image from v0.17.0 to v0.20.2.
3. View the perf-changelog entry added by this PR: it sets pr-link: .../pull/1336.
4. Click the link in the changelog → it navigates to PR Update kimik2.5-fp4-b200-vllm vLLM image to v0.20.2 #1336, which does not touch kimik2.5-fp4-b200-vllm.
5. Compare to any neighbor entry (e.g., gptoss-fp4-h100-vllm → Update gptoss-fp4-h100-vllm vLLM image to v0.20.2 #1334): every other entry's pr-link resolves to the PR that introduced that entry, so the convention is unambiguous and Update kimik2.5-fp4-b200-vllm vLLM image to v0.21.0 #1395 violates it.

Fix

Replace:

  pr-link: https://github.com/SemiAnalysisAI/InferenceX/pull/1336

with:

  pr-link: https://github.com/SemiAnalysisAI/InferenceX/pull/1395

Impact

Documentation/metadata only — no runtime impact on benchmarks. But the changelog is a user-facing reference and a wrong link silently misleads anyone using it to trace when/why a config changed.

[github-actions]

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[github-actions]

see unofficial run visualizer at https://inferencex.semianalysis.com/inference?unofficialRun=25985053704
see unofficial run visualizer at https://inferencex.semianalysis.com/evaluation?unofficialRun=25985053704