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A concise but complete full-attention transformer with a set of promising experimental features from various papers
Best matched with other framework tools.
๐งโ๐ซ 60+ Implementations/tutorials of deep learning papers with side-by-side notes ๐; including transformers (original, xl, switch, feedback, vit, ...), optimizers (adam, adabelief, sophia, ...), gans(cyclegan, stylegan2, ...), ๐ฎ reinforcement learning (ppo, dqn), capsnet, distillation, ... ๐ง
Best matched with other framework tools.
Annotated Deep Learning Paper Implementations has the larger GitHub footprint with 67.5K stars.
Annotated Deep Learning Paper Implementations is currently growing faster at +118 stars this week.
X Transformers has the stronger automated maintenance signal at 56/100. This is not a security or fit verdict.
Use these signals to narrow your choice, then confirm setup, license, and fit upstream.
| Signal | X Transformers | Annotated Deep Learning Paper Implementations |
|---|---|---|
| Evidence status | Basic listingยท 2026-10-04 09:18 UTC | Basic listingยท 2026-10-04 09:12 UTC |
| GitHub stars | 5.9K | 67.5K |
| Weekly growth | +84 | +118 |
| Health score | Watch56/100 | Watch48/100 |
| Contributors | 32 | 42 |
| Commits per week | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| Open issues | 74 | 40 |
| Language | Python | Python |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-08-24 01:11 UTC | 2026-01-22 04:26 UTC |
| Last release | 2.16.1 | N/A |
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