--- title: "habitat-lab vs LlamaFactory" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/facebookresearch-habitat-lab-vs-hiyouga-llamafactory" tools: ["facebookresearch-habitat-lab", "hiyouga-llamafactory"] --- # habitat-lab vs LlamaFactory *GraphCanon updated Jul 11, 2026* ## Verdict Pick habitat-lab when license: habitat-lab is MIT, LlamaFactory is Apache-2.0; pick LlamaFactory when license: LlamaFactory is Apache-2.0, habitat-lab is MIT. [habitat-lab](https://aihabitat.org/) reports 3.1k GitHub stars, 680 forks, and 388 open issues, last pushed May 7, 2026. [LlamaFactory](https://llamafactory.readthedocs.io) has 73k stars, 8.9k forks, and 1.1k open issues, last pushed Jul 10, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [habitat-lab's repository](https://github.com/facebookresearch/habitat-lab) and [LlamaFactory's repository](https://github.com/hiyouga/LlamaFactory). | | [habitat-lab](/tools/facebookresearch-habitat-lab.md) | [LlamaFactory](/tools/hiyouga-llamafactory.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | A modular high-level library to train embodied AI agents across a variety of tasks and environments. | Unified Efficient Fine-Tuning of 100+ LLMs & VLMs | | Stars | 3,053 | 73,157 | | Forks | 680 | 8,937 | | Open issues | 388 | 1,067 | | Language | Python | Python | | Adopt for | - | LlamaFactory is a sophisticated tool for fine-tuning numerous large language models and visual language models efficiently using various methods such as LoRA, QLoRA, RLHF, and quantization. | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | | Categories | AI Agents, LLM Frameworks, Model Training | LLM Frameworks, Model Training | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [habitat-lab](/tools/facebookresearch-habitat-lab.md) | [LlamaFactory](/tools/hiyouga-llamafactory.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Steady (60%) | Very active (96%) | | Days since push | 64d | 0d | | Open issues (now) | 388 | 1.1k | | Owner type | Organization | User | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/facebookresearch-habitat-lab/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/hiyouga-llamafactory/trust.md) | ## Decision facts: LlamaFactory - **Adopt for:** LlamaFactory is a sophisticated tool for fine-tuning numerous large language models and visual language models efficiently using various methods such as LoRA, QLoRA, RLHF, and quantization. ## Choose when ### Choose habitat-lab if… - License: habitat-lab is MIT, LlamaFactory is Apache-2.0. - Tags unique to habitat-lab: computer-vision, deep-learning, deep-reinforcement-learning, python. - Also covers AI Agents. - habitat-lab ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. ### Choose LlamaFactory if… - License: LlamaFactory is Apache-2.0, habitat-lab is MIT. - Tags unique to LlamaFactory: agent, deepseek, fine-tuning, gemma. - When you need to fine-tune over 100 different LLMs or VLMs with efficient methods like LoRA or QLoRA. ## When NOT to use habitat-lab - AI Agents: Don't use an agent loop when a deterministic workflow would do; agents add latency, cost, and non-determinism. - LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. - Model Training: Try prompting and RAG first; fine-tuning is the answer to style/format, not missing knowledge. ## When NOT to use LlamaFactory - When you are looking to fine-tune less popular or niche models that are not supported within the 100+ models covered by LlamaFactory. - If your project specifically requires custom fine-tuning methods not available in this repository, such as certain versions of PEFT (Parameter Efficient Fine-Tuning) techniques excluding LoRA and QLoa ## Common questions ### What is the difference between habitat-lab and LlamaFactory? habitat-lab: A modular high-level library to train embodied AI agents across a variety of tasks and environments.. LlamaFactory: Unified Efficient Fine-Tuning of 100+ LLMs & VLMs. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose habitat-lab over LlamaFactory? Choose habitat-lab over LlamaFactory when License: habitat-lab is MIT, LlamaFactory is Apache-2.0; Tags unique to habitat-lab: computer-vision, deep-learning, deep-reinforcement-learning, python; Also covers AI Agents; habitat-lab ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. ### When should I choose LlamaFactory over habitat-lab? Choose LlamaFactory over habitat-lab when License: LlamaFactory is Apache-2.0, habitat-lab is MIT; Tags unique to LlamaFactory: agent, deepseek, fine-tuning, gemma; When you need to fine-tune over 100 different LLMs or VLMs with efficient methods like LoRA or QLoRA. ### When should I avoid habitat-lab? AI Agents: Don't use an agent loop when a deterministic workflow would do; agents add latency, cost, and non-determinism. LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. Model Training: Try prompting and RAG first; fine-tuning is the answer to style/format, not missing knowledge. ### When should I avoid LlamaFactory? When you are looking to fine-tune less popular or niche models that are not supported within the 100+ models covered by LlamaFactory. If your project specifically requires custom fine-tuning methods not available in this repository, such as certain versions of PEFT (Parameter Efficient Fine-Tuning) techniques excluding LoRA and QLoa ### Is habitat-lab or LlamaFactory more popular on GitHub? LlamaFactory has more GitHub stars (73,157 vs 3,053). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are habitat-lab and LlamaFactory open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (habitat-lab: MIT, LlamaFactory: Apache-2.0). ### Where can I find alternatives to habitat-lab or LlamaFactory? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [habitat-lab alternatives](/tools/facebookresearch-habitat-lab/alternatives) and [LlamaFactory alternatives](/tools/hiyouga-llamafactory/alternatives) ([habitat-lab markdown twin](/tools/facebookresearch-habitat-lab/alternatives.md), [LlamaFactory markdown twin](/tools/hiyouga-llamafactory/alternatives.md)), ranked by typed relationship edges rather than popularity votes. ### Is there a machine-readable version of this comparison? Yes. The markdown twin at [this comparison](/compare/facebookresearch-habitat-lab-vs-hiyouga-llamafactory.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, habitat-lab or LlamaFactory? habitat-lab: Steady. LlamaFactory: Very active. Compare maintenance labels, days since push, and release cadence in the trust section below - stars alone do not measure maintenance. ### Where are the full trust reports for habitat-lab and LlamaFactory? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [habitat-lab trust report](/tools/facebookresearch-habitat-lab/trust); [LlamaFactory trust report](/tools/hiyouga-llamafactory/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=facebookresearch-habitat-lab`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=facebookresearch-habitat-lab) - LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt) - Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt) _GraphCanon - The knowledge graph for AI development. https://www.graphcanon.com/_