diff --git a/python/llm/src/bigdl/llm/optimize.py b/python/llm/src/bigdl/llm/optimize.py
index 43abef5f..dfb0c344 100644
--- a/python/llm/src/bigdl/llm/optimize.py
+++ b/python/llm/src/bigdl/llm/optimize.py
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ import torch
 import os
 import json
 from .transformers import ggml_convert_low_bit
+from torch.nn.modules import Module
+from torch.nn.modules.module import _IncompatibleKeys
+from accelerate import init_empty_weights
+from accelerate.utils import set_module_tensor_to_device
 from bigdl.llm.ggml.quantize import ggml_tensor_qtype
 from bigdl.llm.utils.common import invalidInputError
 
@@ -38,12 +42,27 @@ def _save_low_bit(self, save_dir, *args, **kwargs):
         json.dump(self._bigdl_config, json_file)
 
 
-def load_low_bit(model, model_path):
-    invalidInputError(isinstance(model, torch.nn.Module),
-                      "model should be a instance of `torch.nn.Module`.")
+# Under `init_empty_weights()`, we need to disable all actions
+# that may lead to any parameter allocation", otherwise may need to error:
+# NotImplementedError: Cannot copy out of meta tensor; no data!
+class DisableTorchAllocTensor():
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        self._old_torch_load_state_dict = Module.load_state_dict
+        self._old_torch_to_device = Module.to
+
+    def __enter__(self):
+        Module.load_state_dict = lambda *args, **kwargs: _IncompatibleKeys([], [])
+        Module.to = lambda self, *args, **kwargs: self
+
+    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, traceback):
+        Module.load_state_dict = self._old_torch_load_state_dict
+        Module.to = self._old_torch_to_device
+
+
+def low_bit_sanity_check(model_path):
     invalidInputError(os.path.isdir(model_path),
                       "model_path should be a valid directory path.")
-    invalidInputError(os.path.isdir(os.path.join(model_path, CONFIG_NAME)),
+    invalidInputError(os.path.isfile(os.path.join(model_path, CONFIG_NAME)),
                       "bigdl_config.json should be under your model directory,"
                       "please check your input path.")
     with open(os.path.join(model_path, CONFIG_NAME), 'r') as f:
@@ -54,13 +73,34 @@ def load_low_bit(model, model_path):
                       "Detect this model is not a low-bit model, Please use `optimize_model`"
                       " with low_bit to get a low-bit model , and "
                       " serialize the model using save_low_bit first.")
+    return low_bit
+
+
+def load_low_bit(model_or_creator, model_path, **kwargs):
+    is_creator = not isinstance(model_or_creator, torch.nn.Module) \
+        and callable(model_or_creator)
+    low_bit = low_bit_sanity_check(model_path)
 
     if low_bit:
+        # a creator
+        if is_creator:
+            with init_empty_weights(), DisableTorchAllocTensor():
+                model = model_or_creator(**kwargs)
+        else:
+            model = model_or_creator
+        invalidInputError(isinstance(model, torch.nn.Module),
+                          "model_or_creator should be a instance of "
+                          "`torch.nn.Module`or a method that returns "
+                          f"an instance of `torch.nn.Module`, but got {type(model)} at last.")
         qtype = ggml_tensor_qtype[low_bit]
         model = ggml_convert_low_bit(model, qtype=qtype, convert_shape_only=True)
 
     state_dict = torch.load(os.path.join(model_path, PYTORCH_MODEL_NAME))
-    model.load_state_dict(state_dict=state_dict)
+    if is_creator:
+        for param_name, param in state_dict.items():
+            set_module_tensor_to_device(model, param_name, "cpu", param)
+    else:
+        model.load_state_dict(state_dict=state_dict)
     return model