diff --git a/apps/language_models/scripts/vicuna.py b/apps/language_models/scripts/vicuna.py
index 3e801050c6..f96749ec05 100644
--- a/apps/language_models/scripts/vicuna.py
+++ b/apps/language_models/scripts/vicuna.py
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 from apps.language_models.src.pipelines import vicuna_pipeline as vp
 from apps.language_models.src.pipelines import vicuna_sharded_pipeline as vsp
 import torch
+import json
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import gc
 
 
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
@@ -55,6 +59,12 @@
     help="Run model in cli mode",
 )
 
+parser.add_argument(
+    "--config",
+    default=None,
+    help="configuration file",
+)
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     args, unknown = parser.parse_known_args()
 
@@ -84,6 +94,7 @@
             if args.second_vicuna_vmfb_path is None
             else Path(args.second_vicuna_vmfb_path)
         )
+
         vic = vp.Vicuna(
             "vicuna",
             device=args.device,
@@ -95,16 +106,21 @@
             load_mlir_from_shark_tank=args.load_mlir_from_shark_tank,
         )
     else:
+        if args.config is not None:
+            config_file = open(args.config)
+            config_json = json.load(config_file)
+            config_file.close()
+        else:
+            config_json = None
         vic = vsp.Vicuna(
             "vicuna",
             device=args.device,
             precision=args.precision,
+            config_json=config_json,
         )
     prompt_history = "A chat between a curious user and an artificial intelligence assistant. The assistant gives helpful, detailed, and polite answers to the user's questions.\n"
     prologue_prompt = "ASSISTANT:\n"
 
-    import gc
-
     while True:
         # TODO: Add break condition from user input
         user_prompt = input("User: ")
diff --git a/apps/language_models/src/pipelines/vicuna_sharded_pipeline.py b/apps/language_models/src/pipelines/vicuna_sharded_pipeline.py
index 79387af462..e9feb43c63 100644
--- a/apps/language_models/src/pipelines/vicuna_sharded_pipeline.py
+++ b/apps/language_models/src/pipelines/vicuna_sharded_pipeline.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import torch
 import torch_mlir
 import os
+import json
 
 
 class Vicuna(SharkLLMBase):
@@ -29,12 +30,14 @@ def __init__(
         max_num_tokens=512,
         device="cuda",
         precision="fp32",
+        config_json=None,
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(model_name, hf_model_path, max_num_tokens)
         self.max_sequence_length = 256
         self.device = device
         self.precision = precision
         self.tokenizer = self.get_tokenizer()
+        self.config = config_json
         self.shark_model = self.compile(device=device)
 
     def get_tokenizer(self):
@@ -220,24 +223,43 @@ def compile_to_vmfb(self, inputs, layers, device="cpu", is_first=True):
                 f_.close()
             mlirs.append(bytecode)
 
+        def get_device_index(layer_string):
+            if self.config is None:
+                return None
+            idx_votes = {}
+            for key in self.config.keys():
+                if re.search(layer_string, key):
+                    if int(self.config[key]["gpu"]) in idx_votes.keys():
+                        idx_votes[int(self.config[key]["gpu"])] += 1
+                    else:
+                        idx_votes[int(self.config[key]["gpu"])] = 1
+            device_idx = max(idx_votes, key=idx_votes.get)
+            return device_idx
+
         for idx, layer in tqdm(enumerate(layers), desc="compiling modules"):
             if is_first:
                 vmfb_path = Path(f"{idx}_0.vmfb")
                 if vmfb_path.exists():
                     # print(f"Found layer {idx} vmfb")
+                    device_idx = get_device_index(
+                        f"first_vicuna.model.model.layers.{idx}[\s.]"
+                    )
                     module = SharkInference(
                         None,
                         device=device,
-                        device_idx=idx % 1,
+                        device_idx=device_idx,
                         mlir_dialect="tm_tensor",
                     )
                     module.load_module(vmfb_path)
                 else:
                     print(f"Compiling layer {idx} vmfb")
+                    device_idx = get_device_index(
+                        f"first_vicuna.model.model.layers.{idx}[\s.]"
+                    )
                     module = SharkInference(
                         mlirs[idx],
                         device=device,
-                        device_idx=idx % 1,
+                        device_idx=device_idx,
                         mlir_dialect="tm_tensor",
                     )
                     module.save_module(
@@ -255,19 +277,25 @@ def compile_to_vmfb(self, inputs, layers, device="cpu", is_first=True):
                 vmfb_path = Path(f"{idx}_1.vmfb")
                 if vmfb_path.exists():
                     # print(f"Found layer {idx} vmfb")
+                    device_idx = get_device_index(
+                        f"second_vicuna.model.model.layers.{idx}[\s.]"
+                    )
                     module = SharkInference(
                         None,
                         device=device,
-                        device_idx=idx % 1,
+                        device_idx=device_idx,
                         mlir_dialect="tm_tensor",
                     )
                     module.load_module(vmfb_path)
                 else:
                     print(f"Compiling layer {idx} vmfb")
+                    device_idx = get_device_index(
+                        f"second_vicuna.model.model.layers.{idx}[\s.]"
+                    )
                     module = SharkInference(
                         mlirs[idx],
                         device=device,
-                        device_idx=idx % 1,
+                        device_idx=device_idx,
                         mlir_dialect="tm_tensor",
                     )
                     module.save_module(