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Description: axolotl is a Python repo. It uses AI through fla-core, flash-linear-attention, langdetect, lm-eval, sentencepiece, and 18 more.

# What is axolotl built with?

axolotl is a Python repo. It uses AI through fla-core, flash-linear-attention, langdetect, lm-eval, sentencepiece, and 18 more, measures its use with PostHog, validates its data with Pydantic, and uses adlfs, gcsfs, s3fs, and Hugging Face. It has 396,280 written lines, with 815 test files.

Read on November 10, 2026, at commit cc14b95.

Repository: https://github.com/axolotl-ai-cloud/axolotl

## Frontend

### Interface

- **[Gradio](https://seerepo.com/uses/gradio)**: 2 files

## Backend

### Data

- **adlfs**: 1 file
- **gcsfs**: 1 file
- **s3fs**: 1 file

### AI

- **fla-core**
- **flash-linear-attention**
- **[langdetect](https://seerepo.com/uses/langdetect)**
- **lm-eval**
- **[sentencepiece](https://seerepo.com/uses/sentencepiece)**
- **[torch](https://seerepo.com/uses/torch)**: 362 files
- **[transformers](https://seerepo.com/uses/transformers)**: 217 files
- **[peft](https://seerepo.com/uses/peft)**: 52 files
- **[triton](https://seerepo.com/uses/triton)**: 47 files
- **[accelerate](https://seerepo.com/uses/accelerate)**: 38 files
- **torchao**: 32 files
- **[datasets](https://seerepo.com/uses/datasets)**: 25 files
- **[trl](https://seerepo.com/uses/trl)**: 25 files
- **[bitsandbytes](https://seerepo.com/uses/bitsandbytes)**: 17 files
- **liger-kernel**: 9 files
- **kernels**: 7 files
- **xformers**: 4 files
- **[einops](https://seerepo.com/uses/einops)**: 3 files
- **[tokenizers](https://seerepo.com/uses/tokenizers)**: 2 files
- **evaluate**: 1 file
- **mistral-common**: 1 file
- **optimum**: 1 file
- **trackio**: 1 file

### Services

- **[Hugging Face](https://seerepo.com/uses/hugging-face)**: 18 files · [src/axolotl/utils/data/utils.py, line 10](https://github.com/axolotl-ai-cloud/axolotl/blob/cc14b95a0daf2ddfec0f568df68aeec5d6237df8/src/axolotl/utils/data/utils.py#L10)
- **[PostHog](https://seerepo.com/uses/posthog)**: 1 file · [src/axolotl/telemetry/manager.py, line 13](https://github.com/axolotl-ai-cloud/axolotl/blob/cc14b95a0daf2ddfec0f568df68aeec5d6237df8/src/axolotl/telemetry/manager.py#L13)

## Support

### Validation

- **[Pydantic](https://seerepo.com/uses/pydantic)**: 52 files

### Tools

- **antlr4-python3-runtime**
- **tensorboard**
- **Typer**
- **packaging**: 10 files
- **fire**: 7 files
- **typing-extensions**: 4 files
- **Numba**: 2 files

### Other

- **certifi**
- **hf-transfer**
- **hf-xet**
- **immutabledict**
- **nvidia-ml-py**
- **SciPy**
- **NumPy**: 29 files
- **pyyaml**: 16 files
- **requests**: 12 files
- **colorama**: 6 files
- **wandb**: 3 files
- **addict**: 2 files
- **python-dotenv**: 1 file
- **zstandard**: 1 file

## Other repos with a similar stack

- [ray-project/ray](https://seerepo.com/r/ray-project/ray/built): adlfs, gcsfs, s3fs, Hugging Face, Gradio, lm-eval, sentencepiece, torch, transformers, peft, triton, datasets, bitsandbytes, einops, tokenizers, Pydantic · [Compare](https://seerepo.com/compare/axolotl-ai-cloud/axolotl/vs/ray-project/ray)
- [hiyouga/LlamaFactory](https://seerepo.com/r/hiyouga/LlamaFactory/built): Gradio, sentencepiece, torch, transformers, peft, accelerate, torchao, datasets, trl, bitsandbytes, liger-kernel, einops, optimum, Pydantic · [Compare](https://seerepo.com/compare/axolotl-ai-cloud/axolotl/vs/hiyouga/LlamaFactory)
- [bojieli/ai-agent-book](https://seerepo.com/r/bojieli/ai-agent-book/built): Hugging Face, PostHog, sentencepiece, torch, transformers, peft, triton, accelerate, datasets, trl, bitsandbytes, xformers, trackio, Pydantic · [Compare](https://seerepo.com/compare/axolotl-ai-cloud/axolotl/vs/bojieli/ai-agent-book)
- [mudler/LocalAI](https://seerepo.com/r/mudler/LocalAI/built): Hugging Face, Gradio, sentencepiece, torch, transformers, peft, accelerate, torchao, datasets, trl, bitsandbytes, einops, tokenizers, optimum · [Compare](https://seerepo.com/compare/axolotl-ai-cloud/axolotl/vs/mudler/LocalAI)
- [unslothai/unsloth](https://seerepo.com/r/unslothai/unsloth/built): Hugging Face, sentencepiece, torch, transformers, peft, accelerate, datasets, trl, kernels, einops, tokenizers, Pydantic · [Compare](https://seerepo.com/compare/axolotl-ai-cloud/axolotl/vs/unslothai/unsloth)
- [hpcaitech/ColossalAI](https://seerepo.com/r/hpcaitech/ColossalAI/built): Hugging Face, Gradio, sentencepiece, torch, transformers, peft, triton, accelerate, datasets, bitsandbytes, einops, Pydantic · [Compare](https://seerepo.com/compare/axolotl-ai-cloud/axolotl/vs/hpcaitech/ColossalAI)

## Frequently asked questions

### What language is axolotl written in?

axolotl is written in Python, with 396,280 written lines.

### Does axolotl use AI?

Yes. axolotl uses AI through fla-core, flash-linear-attention, langdetect, lm-eval, sentencepiece, torch, transformers, peft, triton, accelerate, torchao, datasets, trl, bitsandbytes, liger-kernel, kernels, xformers, einops, tokenizers, evaluate, mistral-common, optimum, and trackio.

### What services does axolotl use?

axolotl measures its use with PostHog and uses adlfs, gcsfs, s3fs, and Hugging Face.

The proof: [src/axolotl/telemetry/manager.py, line 13](https://github.com/axolotl-ai-cloud/axolotl/blob/cc14b95a0daf2ddfec0f568df68aeec5d6237df8/src/axolotl/telemetry/manager.py#L13)

### Does axolotl have tests?

Yes. axolotl has 815 test files.

### Which repos have a stack like axolotl's?

The ones that share most of its stack: ray-project/ray, hiyouga/LlamaFactory, and bojieli/ai-agent-book.

## What is your repo built with?

Any public repo, with no account: https://seerepo.com/r/owner/repo/built, with the owner and name it has on GitHub.