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6 Open-Source Libraries to FineTune LLMs
1. Unsloth
GitHub: https://github.com/unslothai/unsloth
→ Fastest way to fine-tune LLMs locally
→ Optimized for low VRAM (even laptops)
→ Plug-and-play with Hugging Face models
2. Axolotl
GitHub: https://github.com/OpenAccess-AI-Collective/axolotl
→ Flexible LLM fine-tuning configs
→ Supports LoRA, QLoRA, multi-GPU
→ Great for custom training pipelines
3. TRL (Transformer Reinforcement Learning)
GitHub: https://github.com/huggingface/trl
→ RLHF, DPO, PPO for LLM alignment
→ Built on Hugging Face ecosystem
→ Essential for post-training optimization
4. DeepSpeed
GitHub: https://github.com/microsoft/DeepSpeed
→ Train massive models efficiently
→ Memory + speed optimization
→ Industry standard for scaling
5. LLaMA-Factory
GitHub: https://github.com/hiyouga/LLaMA-Factory
→ All-in-one fine-tuning UI + CLI
→ Supports multiple models (LLaMA, Qwen, etc.)
→ Beginner-friendly + powerful
6. PEFT
GitHub: https://github.com/huggingface/peft
→ Fine-tune with minimal compute
→ LoRA, adapters, prefix tuning
→ Best for cost-efficient training
1. Unsloth
GitHub: https://github.com/unslothai/unsloth
→ Fastest way to fine-tune LLMs locally
→ Optimized for low VRAM (even laptops)
→ Plug-and-play with Hugging Face models
2. Axolotl
GitHub: https://github.com/OpenAccess-AI-Collective/axolotl
→ Flexible LLM fine-tuning configs
→ Supports LoRA, QLoRA, multi-GPU
→ Great for custom training pipelines
3. TRL (Transformer Reinforcement Learning)
GitHub: https://github.com/huggingface/trl
→ RLHF, DPO, PPO for LLM alignment
→ Built on Hugging Face ecosystem
→ Essential for post-training optimization
4. DeepSpeed
GitHub: https://github.com/microsoft/DeepSpeed
→ Train massive models efficiently
→ Memory + speed optimization
→ Industry standard for scaling
5. LLaMA-Factory
GitHub: https://github.com/hiyouga/LLaMA-Factory
→ All-in-one fine-tuning UI + CLI
→ Supports multiple models (LLaMA, Qwen, etc.)
→ Beginner-friendly + powerful
6. PEFT
GitHub: https://github.com/huggingface/peft
→ Fine-tune with minimal compute
→ LoRA, adapters, prefix tuning
→ Best for cost-efficient training
