---
title: "open-llms vs transformers"
type: "comparison"
canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/eugeneyan-open-llms-vs-huggingface-transformers"
tools: ["eugeneyan-open-llms", "huggingface-transformers"]
---

# open-llms vs transformers

Neutral, constraint-first comparison with live GitHub stats.

| | [open-llms](/tools/eugeneyan-open-llms.md) | [transformers](/tools/huggingface-transformers.md) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tagline | A curated list of commercially usable open LLMs | 🤗 Transformers: the model-definition framework for state-of-the-art machine learning models |
| Stars | 12,824 | 162,350 |
| Forks | 977 | 33,811 |
| Open issues | 13 | 2,457 |
| Language | - | 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=eugeneyan-open-llms`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=eugeneyan-open-llms)
- LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt)
- Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt)

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