diff --git a/apps/stable_diffusion/web/ui/stablelm_ui.py b/apps/stable_diffusion/web/ui/stablelm_ui.py
index 6f81c846..5b13145a 100644
--- a/apps/stable_diffusion/web/ui/stablelm_ui.py
+++ b/apps/stable_diffusion/web/ui/stablelm_ui.py
@@ -141,7 +141,9 @@ def chat(
     prompt_prefix,
     history,
     model,
-    device,
+    backend,
+    devices,
+    sharded,
     precision,
     download_vmfb,
     config_file,
@@ -153,7 +155,8 @@ def chat(
     global vicuna_model
 
     model_name, model_path = list(map(str.strip, model.split("=>")))
-    device, device_id = clean_device_info(device)
+    device, device_id = clean_device_info(devices[0])
+    no_of_devices = len(devices)
 
     from apps.language_models.scripts.vicuna import ShardedVicuna
     from apps.language_models.scripts.vicuna import UnshardedVicuna
@@ -221,7 +224,7 @@ def chat(
                 )
                 print(f"extra args = {_extra_args}")
 
-        if model_name == "vicuna4":
+        if sharded:
             vicuna_model = ShardedVicuna(
                 model_name,
                 hf_model_path=model_path,
@@ -230,6 +233,7 @@ def chat(
                 max_num_tokens=max_toks,
                 compressed=True,
                 extra_args_cmd=_extra_args,
+                n_devices=no_of_devices,
             )
         else:
             #  if config_file is None:
@@ -385,6 +389,16 @@ def view_json_file(file_obj):
     return content
 
 
+filtered_devices = dict()
+
+
+def change_backend(backend):
+    new_choices = gr.Dropdown(
+        choices=filtered_devices[backend], label=f"{backend} devices"
+    )
+    return new_choices
+
+
 with gr.Blocks(title="Chatbot") as stablelm_chat:
     with gr.Row():
         model_choices = list(
@@ -401,15 +415,22 @@ with gr.Blocks(title="Chatbot") as stablelm_chat:
         # show cpu-task device first in list for chatbot
         supported_devices = supported_devices[-1:] + supported_devices[:-1]
         supported_devices = [x for x in supported_devices if "sync" not in x]
+        backend_list = ["cpu", "cuda", "vulkan", "rocm"]
+        for x in backend_list:
+            filtered_devices[x] = [y for y in supported_devices if x in y]
+        print(filtered_devices)
+
+        backend = gr.Radio(
+            label="backend",
+            value="cpu",
+            choices=backend_list,
+        )
         device = gr.Dropdown(
-            label="Device",
-            value=supported_devices[0]
-            if enabled
-            else "Only CUDA Supported for now",
-            choices=supported_devices,
-            interactive=enabled,
+            label="cpu devices",
+            choices=filtered_devices["cpu"],
+            interactive=True,
             allow_custom_value=True,
-            # multiselect=True,
+            multiselect=True,
         )
         precision = gr.Radio(
             label="Precision",
@@ -433,6 +454,11 @@ with gr.Blocks(title="Chatbot") as stablelm_chat:
                 value=False,
                 interactive=True,
             )
+            sharded = gr.Checkbox(
+                label="Shard Model",
+                value=False,
+                interactive=True,
+            )
 
     with gr.Row(visible=False):
         with gr.Group():
@@ -460,6 +486,13 @@ with gr.Blocks(title="Chatbot") as stablelm_chat:
                 stop = gr.Button("Stop", interactive=enabled)
                 clear = gr.Button("Clear", interactive=enabled)
 
+    backend.change(
+        fn=change_backend,
+        inputs=[backend],
+        outputs=[device],
+        show_progress=False,
+    )
+
     submit_event = msg.submit(
         fn=user,
         inputs=[msg, chatbot],
@@ -472,7 +505,9 @@ with gr.Blocks(title="Chatbot") as stablelm_chat:
             prompt_prefix,
             chatbot,
             model,
+            backend,
             device,
+            sharded,
             precision,
             download_vmfb,
             config_file,
@@ -493,7 +528,9 @@ with gr.Blocks(title="Chatbot") as stablelm_chat:
             prompt_prefix,
             chatbot,
             model,
+            backend,
             device,
+            sharded,
             precision,
             download_vmfb,
             config_file,