---
title: "LlamaFactory vs transformers"
type: "comparison"
canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/hiyouga-llamafactory-vs-huggingface-transformers"
tools: ["hiyouga-llamafactory", "huggingface-transformers"]
---

# LlamaFactory vs transformers

Neutral, constraint-first comparison with live GitHub stats.

| | [LlamaFactory](/tools/hiyouga-llamafactory.md) | [transformers](/tools/huggingface-transformers.md) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tagline | Unified Efficient Fine-Tuning of 100+ LLMs & VLMs | 🤗 Transformers: the model-definition framework for state-of-the-art machine learning models |
| Stars | 73,043 | 162,350 |
| Forks | 8,927 | 33,811 |
| Open issues | 1,063 | 2,457 |
| Language | Python | Python |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Categories | LLM Frameworks, Developer Tools | Model Training, Data & Retrieval, LLM Frameworks |

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**Machine-readable endpoints**

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

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