Project comparison
Compare adoption, momentum, maintenance health, and project basics before choosing which tool to evaluate deeper.
Unified Efficient Fine-Tuning of 100+ LLMs & VLMs (ACL 2024)
Best matched with other inference tools.
llama.cpp has the larger GitHub footprint with 121.3K stars.
Llamafactory is currently growing faster at +2.3K stars this week.
llama.cpp has the stronger automated maintenance signal at 95/100. This is not a security or fit verdict.
Use these signals to narrow your choice, then confirm setup, license, and fit upstream.
| Signal | llama.cpp | Llamafactory |
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| Evidence status | Recently verified· 9h ago | Basic listing· 11h ago |
| GitHub stars | 121.3K | 73.5K |
| Weekly growth | +1.2K | +2.3K |
| Health score | Strong95/100 |
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| Contributors | 1.7K | 288 |
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| Commits per week | 86.2 | 5.2 |
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| Open issues | 1.6K | 1.1K |
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| Language | C++ | Python |
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| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
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| Last commit | 11h ago | 5d ago |
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| Last release | b9113 | v0.9.5 |
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