---
title: "Yi vs transformers"
type: "comparison"
canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/01-ai-yi-vs-huggingface-transformers"
tools: ["01-ai-yi", "huggingface-transformers"]
---

# Yi vs transformers

Neutral, constraint-first comparison with live GitHub stats.

| | [Yi](/tools/01-ai-yi.md) | [transformers](/tools/huggingface-transformers.md) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tagline | A series of large language models trained from scratch by developers @01-ai | 🤗 Transformers: the model-definition framework for state-of-the-art machine learning models |
| Stars | 7,823 | 162,350 |
| Forks | 489 | 33,811 |
| Open issues | 31 | 2,457 |
| Language | Jupyter Notebook | Python |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Categories | LLM Frameworks | Model Training, Data & Retrieval, LLM Frameworks |

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**Machine-readable endpoints**

- JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=01-ai-yi`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=01-ai-yi)
- LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt)
- Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt)

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