---
title: "LLMs-from-scratch vs rtk"
type: "comparison"
canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/rasbt-llms-from-scratch-vs-rtk-ai-rtk"
tools: ["rasbt-llms-from-scratch", "rtk-ai-rtk"]
---

# LLMs-from-scratch vs rtk

Neutral, constraint-first comparison with live GitHub stats.

| | [LLMs-from-scratch](/tools/rasbt-llms-from-scratch.md) | [rtk](/tools/rtk-ai-rtk.md) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tagline | Implement a ChatGPT-like LLM in PyTorch from scratch | CLI proxy reducing LLM token consumption by 60-90% |
| Stars | 98,715 | 69,302 |
| Forks | 15,148 | 4,297 |
| Open issues | 4 | 1,509 |
| Language | Jupyter Notebook | Rust |
| License | Other | Apache-2.0 |
| Categories | Model Training, LLM Frameworks | Inference & Serving, Developer Tools |

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**Machine-readable endpoints**

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

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