---
title: "transformers"
type: "tool"
slug: "huggingface-transformers"
canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/tools/huggingface-transformers"
github_url: "https://github.com/huggingface/transformers"
homepage_url: "https://huggingface.co/transformers"
stars: 162347
forks: 33810
primary_language: "Python"
license: "Apache-2.0"
categories: ["llm-frameworks", "model-training", "inference-serving", "computer-vision", "speech-audio"]
tags: ["pretrained-models", "multi-modal", "nlp", "pytorch", "pipeline-orchestration", "custom-architectures"]
updated_at: "2026-07-07T18:04:25.867781+00:00"
---

# transformers

> huggingface/transformers

Model-definition framework for state-of-the-art ML models in text, vision, audio, and multimodal tasks, supporting both training and inference.

## Facts

- Repository: https://github.com/huggingface/transformers
- Homepage: https://huggingface.co/transformers
- Stars: 162,347 · Forks: 33,810 · Open issues: 2,454 · Watchers: 1,222
- Primary language: Python
- License: Apache-2.0
- Last pushed: 2026-07-07T17:03:50+00:00

## Categories

- [LLM Frameworks](/categories/llm-frameworks.md)
- [Model Training](/categories/model-training.md)
- [Inference & Serving](/categories/inference-serving.md)
- [Computer Vision](/categories/computer-vision.md)
- [Speech & Audio](/categories/speech-audio.md)

## Tags

pretrained-models, multi-modal, nlp, pytorch, pipeline-orchestration, custom-architectures

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## README (excerpt)

```text
<p align="center">
  <picture>
    <source media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)" srcset="https://huggingface.co/datasets/huggingface/documentation-images/raw/main/transformers-logo-dark.svg">
    <source media="(prefers-color-scheme: light)" srcset="https://huggingface.co/datasets/huggingface/documentation-images/raw/main/transformers-logo-light.svg">
    <img alt="Hugging Face Transformers Library" src="https://huggingface.co/datasets/huggingface/documentation-images/raw/main/transformers-logo-light.svg" width="352" height="59" style="max-width: 100%;">
  </picture>
  <br/>
  <br/>
</p>

<p align="center">
    <a href="https://huggingface.com/models"><img alt="Checkpoints on Hub" src="https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https://huggingface.co/api/shields/models&color=brightgreen"></a>
    <a href="https://circleci.com/gh/huggingface/transformers"><img alt="Build" src="https://img.shields.io/circleci/build/github/huggingface/transformers/main"></a>
    <a href="https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/blob/main/LICENSE"><img alt="GitHub" src="https://img.shields.io/github/license/huggingface/transformers.svg?color=blue"></a>
    <a href="https://huggingface.co/docs/transformers/index"><img alt="Documentation" src="https://img.shields.io/website/http/huggingface.co/docs/transformers/index.svg?down_color=red&down_message=offline&up_message=online"></a>
    <a href="https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/releases"><img alt="GitHub release" src="https://img.shields.io/github/release/huggingface/transformers.svg"></a>
    <a href="https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md"><img alt="Contributor Covenant" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Contributor%20Covenant-v2.0%20adopted-ff69b4.svg"></a>
    <a href="https://zenodo.org/badge/latestdoi/155220641"><img src="https://zenodo.org/badge/155220641.svg" alt="DOI"></a>
</p>

<h4 align="center">
    <p>
        <b>English</b> |
        <a href="https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/blob/main/i18n/README_zh-hans.md">简体中文</a> |
        <a href="https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/blob/main/i18n/README_zh-hant.md">繁體中文</a> |
        <a href="https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/blob/main/i18n/README_ko.md">한국어</a> |
        <a href="https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/blob/main/i18n/README_es.md">Español</a> |
        <a href="https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/blob/main/i18n/README_ja.md">日本語</a> |
        <a href="https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/blob/main/i18n/README_hd.md">हिन्दी</a> |
        <a href="https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/blob/main/i18n/README_ru.md">Русский</a> |
        <a href="https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/blob/main/i18n/README_pt-br.md">Português</a> |
        <a href="https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/blob/main/i18n/README_te.md">తెలుగు</a> |
        <a href="https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/blob/main/i18n/README_fr.md">Français</a> |
        <a href="https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/blob/main/i18n/README_de.md">Deutsch</a> |
        <a href="https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/blob/main/i18n/README_it.md">Italiano</a> |
        <a href="https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/blob/main/i18n/README_vi.md">Tiếng Việt</a> |
        <a href="https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/blob/main/i18n/README_ar.md">العربية</a> |
        <a href="https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/blob/main/i18n/README_ur.md">اردو</a> |
        <a href="https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/blob/main/i18n/README_bn.md">বাংলা</a> |
        <a href="https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/blob/main/i18n/README_fa.md">فارسی</a> |
        <a href="https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/blob/main/i18n/README_tr.md">Türkçe</a> |
    </p>
</h4>

<h3 align="center">
    <p>State-of-the-art pretrained models for inference and training</p>
</h3>

<h3 align="center">
    <img src="https://huggingface.co/datasets/huggingface/d
```

---

**Machine-readable endpoints**

- JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/tools/huggingface-transformers`](/api/graphcanon/tools/huggingface-transformers)
- LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt)
- Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt)

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