# Axolotl - **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/axolotl - **Category:** Fine Tuning Platforms - **Homepage:** https://axolotl-ai-cloud.github.io/axolotl/ - **Also known as:** axolotl - **Profile claimed by vendor:** no - **Last updated:** 2026-08-26T19:31:07.534Z ## Vioscale score **51.9 / 100**, confidence 32% (low). Computed 2026-09-01. Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment). | Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present | |---|--:|--:|--:|:--:| | capabilities | 81.2 | 0.07844444444444446 | 6.4 | ✓ | | repo_stars | 77.2 | 0.026 | 2 | ✓ | | integrations | 27.4 | 0.07033333333333334 | 1.9 | ✓ | | dependent_projects | 5 | 0.063 | 0.3 | ✓ | | dev_activity | 46.5 | 0.094 | 4.4 | ✓ | | release_cadence | 95 | 0.052 | 4.9 | ✓ | | security_posture | 0 | 0.073 | 0 | - | | package_downloads | 0 | 0.136 | 0 | - | | security_score | 0 | 0.042 | 0 | - | | community_qa_activity | 0 | 0.063 | 0 | - | ## Pricing _As of 2026-08-21, [verify at source](https://axolotl-ai-cloud.github.io/axolotl/). Independently observed._ Open source · Free tier > Free and open source ## About A free framework that simplifies fine-tuning and customization of large language models on GPU hardware, with support for multiple training techniques and model architectures. _Independently observed._ ## Platform & deployment - **Platforms:** CLI - **Deployment:** Cloud / SaaS, Self-hosted ## Integrations (8) _Independently observed._ - HuggingFace Hub - HuggingFace Transformers - PEFT - vLLM - TRL - DeepSpeed - FSDP - CUDA ## Capabilities _The capabilities that matter for Fine Tuning Platforms. "-" = undocumented, not absent._ | Capability | Supported | |---|:--:| | **Capabilities** | | | Architecture model | Open source library local GPU | | Peft lora and qlora parameter efficient tuning | ✓ | | Rlhf and dpo preference alignment optimization | ✓ | | Serverless hosting of fine tuned adapters lorax | ✗ | | Four bit and eight bit memory quantization | ✓ | | Flash attention and xformers compilation | ✓ | | Distributed multi GPU orchestration fsdp deepspeed | ✓ | | Synthetic data generation and evaluation pipeline | ✗ | | Native huggingface hub push pull integration | ✓ | | Weights and biases wandb experiment tracking | ✗ | | SOC2 type ii | ✗ | | Mit or apache permissive oss license | ✗ | | Pricing model | Free open source | ## Release history | Version | Date | Type | |---|---|---| | [v0.18.0](https://github.com/axolotl-ai-cloud/axolotl/releases/tag/v0.18.0) | 2026-07-17 | stable | | [v0.17.0](https://github.com/axolotl-ai-cloud/axolotl/releases/tag/v0.17.0) | 2026-06-03 | stable | | [v0.16.1](https://github.com/axolotl-ai-cloud/axolotl/releases/tag/v0.16.1) | 2026-04-02 | stable | | [v0.16.0](https://github.com/axolotl-ai-cloud/axolotl/releases/tag/v0.16.0) | 2026-04-02 | stable | | [v0.15.0](https://github.com/axolotl-ai-cloud/axolotl/releases/tag/v0.15.0) | 2026-03-06 | stable | | [v0.14.0](https://github.com/axolotl-ai-cloud/axolotl/releases/tag/v0.14.0) | 2026-01-30 | stable | | [v0.13.2](https://github.com/axolotl-ai-cloud/axolotl/releases/tag/v0.13.2) | 2026-01-22 | stable | | [v0.13.1](https://github.com/axolotl-ai-cloud/axolotl/releases/tag/v0.13.1) | 2026-01-20 | stable | | [v0.13.0](https://github.com/axolotl-ai-cloud/axolotl/releases/tag/v0.13.0) | 2025-12-02 | stable | | [v0.12.2](https://github.com/axolotl-ai-cloud/axolotl/releases/tag/v0.12.2) | 2025-08-18 | stable | | [v0.12.1](https://github.com/axolotl-ai-cloud/axolotl/releases/tag/v0.12.1) | 2025-08-11 | stable | | [v0.12.0](https://github.com/axolotl-ai-cloud/axolotl/releases/tag/v0.12.0) | 2025-08-08 | stable | | [v0.11.0.post1](https://github.com/axolotl-ai-cloud/axolotl/releases/tag/v0.11.0.post1) | 2025-07-09 | stable | | [v0.11.0](https://github.com/axolotl-ai-cloud/axolotl/releases/tag/v0.11.0) | 2025-07-09 | stable | | [v0.10.1](https://github.com/axolotl-ai-cloud/axolotl/releases/tag/v0.10.1) | 2025-06-19 | stable | _… and 5 earlier release(s)._ ## Security & compliance Known vulnerabilities: 0 (0 in the last 12 months) ([source](https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=axolotl&per_page=100)). A count reflects scale and disclosure, not quality. ## Facts Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule. ### activity | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | activity.commits_last_30d | 29 | [link](https://github.com/axolotl-ai-cloud/axolotl/pulse) | 2026-08-26 | 65% (medium) | ### adoption | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | adoption.github_stars | 12,407 | [link](https://github.com/axolotl-ai-cloud/axolotl) | 2026-08-26 | 90% (high) | | adoption.dependent_repos | 1 | [link](https://packages.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/packages/lookup?repository_url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Faxolotl-ai-cloud%2Faxolotl) | 2026-08-26 | 85% (high) | ### language | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | language.primary | Python | [link](https://github.com/axolotl-ai-cloud/axolotl) | 2026-08-26 | 90% (high) | ### license | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | [link](https://github.com/axolotl-ai-cloud/axolotl) | 2026-08-26 | 95% (high) | ### integrations | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | integrations.count | 8 | [link](https://axolotl-ai-cloud.github.io/axolotl/) | 2026-08-21 | 60% (medium) | ### market | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | [link](https://axolotl-ai-cloud.github.io/axolotl/) | 2026-08-21 | 75% (high) | ### pricing | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://axolotl-ai-cloud.github.io/axolotl/) | 2026-08-21 | 60% (medium) | | pricing.model | open_source | [link](https://axolotl-ai-cloud.github.io/axolotl/) | 2026-08-21 | 60% (medium) | | pricing.price_level | free | [link](https://axolotl-ai-cloud.github.io/axolotl/) | 2026-08-21 | 60% (medium) | ### release | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | release.cadence_days | 9 | [link](https://github.com/axolotl-ai-cloud/axolotl/releases) | 2026-08-26 | 70% (medium) | ### security | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=axolotl&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | [link](https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=axolotl&per_page=100) | 2026-08-26 | 90% (high) | --- *Source: Vioscale (https://www.vioscale.ai/software/axolotl). 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