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PyTorch Lightning vs Tensorflow
Compare adoption, momentum, maintenance health, and project basics before choosing which tool to evaluate deeper.
PyTorch Lightning
Pretrain, finetune ANY AI model of ANY size on 1 or 10,000+ GPUs with zero code changes.
31.1K
Stars
+19
Weekly
63/100
Health
Tensorflow
An Open Source Machine Learning Framework for Everyone
195.1K
Stars
0
Weekly
66/100
Health
Quick Take
Adoption
Tensorflow has the larger GitHub footprint with 195.1K stars.
Momentum
PyTorch Lightning is currently growing faster at +19 stars this week.
Maintenance
Tensorflow has the stronger health score at 66/100.
Side-by-side Metrics
| Signal | PyTorch Lightning | Tensorflow |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 31.1K | 195.1K |
| Weekly growth | +19 | 0 |
| Health score | 63 | 66 |
| Contributors | 1.1K | 5.1K |
| Commits per week | 4.8 | 268.7 |
| Open issues | 1.0K | 5.1K |
| Language | Python | C++ |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Last commit | 10d ago | 9d ago |
| Last release | 2.6.1 | v2.21.0 |
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