diff --git a/python/paddle/fluid/memory_analysis.py b/python/paddle/fluid/memory_analysis.py
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+# Copyright (c) 2021 PaddlePaddle Authors. All Rights Reserved.
+# 
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+# 
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# 
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from . import core
+import numpy as np
+
+
+def get_var_and_memory_size(block, var_name, batch_size=None):
+    var = block._find_var_recursive(var_name)
+    assert var is not None, "Variable {} cannot be found".format(var_name)
+    assert var.type == core.VarDesc.VarType.LOD_TENSOR, "Variable {} is not Tensor".format(
+        var_name)
+    shape = list(var.shape)
+    if not shape:
+        return var, 0
+
+    has_none = False
+    for i, s in enumerate(shape):
+        if s is None or s < 0:
+            assert not has_none
+            shape[i] = batch_size
+            has_none = True
+    assert all(
+        [s >= 0 for s in shape]), "shape {} is not deterministic".format(shape)
+    mem_size = int(np.prod(shape)) * core.size_of_dtype(var.dtype)
+    return var, mem_size
+
+
+def pre_allocate_memory(size, place):
+    t = core.LoDTensor()
+    t._set_dims([size])
+    t._mutable_data(place, core.VarDesc.VarType.INT8)
+    del t
+
+
+# NOTE: does not consider inplace yet. 
+def get_max_memory_info(program, batch_size=None):
+    assert program.num_blocks == 1, "only support to analysis program with only one block"
+    cur_tmp_mem = 0
+    max_tmp_mem = 0
+    max_persistable_mem = 0
+    visited_vars = set()
+    alived_vars = []
+
+    block = program.global_block()
+    gc_vars = core._get_eager_deletion_vars(program.desc, [])[0]
+    for i, op in enumerate(block.ops):
+        var_names = op.input_arg_names + op.output_arg_names
+        for var_name in var_names:
+            if var_name in visited_vars:
+                continue
+            visited_vars.add(var_name)
+            var, mem_size = get_var_and_memory_size(block, var_name, batch_size)
+            if var.persistable:
+                max_persistable_mem += mem_size
+            else:
+                cur_tmp_mem += mem_size
+                max_tmp_mem = max(max_tmp_mem, cur_tmp_mem)
+
+        cur_gc_vars = gc_vars[i]
+        for var_name in var_names:
+            if var_name not in cur_gc_vars:
+                continue
+            _, mem_size = get_var_and_memory_size(block, var_name, batch_size)
+            cur_tmp_mem -= mem_size
+    return max_tmp_mem, max_persistable_mem
diff --git a/python/paddle/fluid/tests/unittests/test_memory_analysis.py b/python/paddle/fluid/tests/unittests/test_memory_analysis.py
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+# Copyright (c) 2021 PaddlePaddle Authors. All Rights Reserved.
+# 
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+# 
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# 
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import unittest
+import paddle
+from paddle.fluid.memory_analysis import pre_allocate_memory, get_max_memory_info
+from simple_nets import simple_fc_net
+
+
+class TestMemoryAnalysis(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        paddle.enable_static()
+
+    def test_get_memory_info(self):
+        loss = simple_fc_net()
+        optimizer = paddle.optimizer.Adam(learning_rate=1e-3)
+        optimizer.minimize(loss)
+        main_prog = paddle.static.default_main_program()
+        max_tmp_mem_1, max_persitable_mem_1 = get_max_memory_info(
+            main_prog, batch_size=32)
+        self.assertGreater(max_tmp_mem_1, 0)
+        self.assertGreater(max_persitable_mem_1, 0)
+        max_tmp_mem_2, max_persitable_mem_2 = get_max_memory_info(
+            main_prog, batch_size=64)
+        self.assertEqual(max_persitable_mem_1, max_persitable_mem_2)
+        self.assertLess(max_tmp_mem_1, max_tmp_mem_2)
+
+
+class TestPreAllocateMemory(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        paddle.enable_static()
+
+    def test_pre_allocate(self):
+        size = 32 * 1024 * 1024
+        pre_allocate_memory(size, paddle.CPUPlace())
+        if paddle.is_compiled_with_cuda():
+            pre_allocate_memory(size, paddle.CUDAPlace(0))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()