--- title: "LlamaFactory vs EasyEdit" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/hiyouga-llamafactory-vs-zjunlp-easyedit" tools: ["hiyouga-llamafactory", "zjunlp-easyedit"] --- # LlamaFactory vs EasyEdit *GraphCanon updated Jul 11, 2026* ## Verdict Pick LlamaFactory when llamaFactory is primarily Python; EasyEdit is Jupyter Notebook; pick EasyEdit when easyEdit is primarily Jupyter Notebook; LlamaFactory is Python. [LlamaFactory](https://llamafactory.readthedocs.io) reports 73k GitHub stars, 8.9k forks, and 1.1k open issues, last pushed Jul 10, 2026. [EasyEdit](https://zjunlp.github.io/project/KnowEdit) has 2.9k stars, 370 forks, and 0 open issues, last pushed Jul 9, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [LlamaFactory's repository](https://github.com/hiyouga/LlamaFactory) and [EasyEdit's repository](https://github.com/zjunlp/EasyEdit). | | [LlamaFactory](/tools/hiyouga-llamafactory.md) | [EasyEdit](/tools/zjunlp-easyedit.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | Unified Efficient Fine-Tuning of 100+ LLMs & VLMs | [ACL 2024] An Easy-to-use Knowledge Editing Framework for LLMs. | | Stars | 73,157 | 2,868 | | Forks | 8,937 | 370 | | Open issues | 1,067 | 0 | | Language | Python | Jupyter Notebook | | 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 | Apache-2.0 | MIT | | Categories | LLM Frameworks, Model Training | LLM Frameworks, Model Training | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [LlamaFactory](/tools/hiyouga-llamafactory.md) | [EasyEdit](/tools/zjunlp-easyedit.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Days since push | 0d | 2d | | Open issues (now) | 1.1k | 0 | | Owner type | User | Organization | | Security scan | No lockfile | 25 low (25 low) | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/hiyouga-llamafactory/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/zjunlp-easyedit/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 LlamaFactory if… - LlamaFactory is primarily Python; EasyEdit is Jupyter Notebook. - License: LlamaFactory is Apache-2.0, EasyEdit is MIT. - Tags unique to LlamaFactory: agent, ai, deepseek, fine-tuning. - When you need to fine-tune over 100 different LLMs or VLMs with efficient methods like LoRA or QLoRA. ### Choose EasyEdit if… - EasyEdit is primarily Jupyter Notebook; LlamaFactory is Python. - License: EasyEdit is MIT, LlamaFactory is Apache-2.0. - Tags unique to EasyEdit: artificial-intelligence, baichuan, chatgpt, cknowedit. - EasyEdit ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. ## 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 ## When NOT to use EasyEdit - 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. ## Common questions ### What is the difference between LlamaFactory and EasyEdit? LlamaFactory: Unified Efficient Fine-Tuning of 100+ LLMs & VLMs. EasyEdit: [ACL 2024] An Easy-to-use Knowledge Editing Framework for LLMs.. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose LlamaFactory over EasyEdit? Choose LlamaFactory over EasyEdit when LlamaFactory is primarily Python; EasyEdit is Jupyter Notebook; License: LlamaFactory is Apache-2.0, EasyEdit is MIT; Tags unique to LlamaFactory: agent, ai, deepseek, fine-tuning; When you need to fine-tune over 100 different LLMs or VLMs with efficient methods like LoRA or QLoRA. ### When should I choose EasyEdit over LlamaFactory? Choose EasyEdit over LlamaFactory when EasyEdit is primarily Jupyter Notebook; LlamaFactory is Python; License: EasyEdit is MIT, LlamaFactory is Apache-2.0; Tags unique to EasyEdit: artificial-intelligence, baichuan, chatgpt, cknowedit; EasyEdit ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. ### 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 ### When should I avoid EasyEdit? 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. ### Is LlamaFactory or EasyEdit more popular on GitHub? LlamaFactory has more GitHub stars (73,157 vs 2,868). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are LlamaFactory and EasyEdit open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (LlamaFactory: Apache-2.0, EasyEdit: MIT). ### Where can I find alternatives to LlamaFactory or EasyEdit? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [LlamaFactory alternatives](/tools/hiyouga-llamafactory/alternatives) and [EasyEdit alternatives](/tools/zjunlp-easyedit/alternatives) ([LlamaFactory markdown twin](/tools/hiyouga-llamafactory/alternatives.md), [EasyEdit markdown twin](/tools/zjunlp-easyedit/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/hiyouga-llamafactory-vs-zjunlp-easyedit.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, LlamaFactory or EasyEdit? LlamaFactory: Very active. EasyEdit: 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 LlamaFactory and EasyEdit? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [LlamaFactory trust report](/tools/hiyouga-llamafactory/trust); [EasyEdit trust report](/tools/zjunlp-easyedit/trust). --- **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) _GraphCanon - The knowledge graph for AI development. https://www.graphcanon.com/_