# LitGPT

Clean from-scratch implementations of 20+ LLMs for pretraining, fine-tuning and deployment. LitGPT is free, with no paid plan attached, at github.com.

## Facts

- **Pricing tier:** Free
- **Works on:** CLI, Self-hosted
- **Works in browser:** No

## Capabilities

- Clean from-scratch implementations of 20+ LLMs for pretraining, fine-tuning and deployment
- YAML recipes with LoRA, QLoRA and FSDP
- Apache-2.0

## FAQ

### What is LitGPT?

LitGPT is listed under Fine-Tuning & Training Frameworks, in the AI Models & Local Execution category on Flocci AI Tools. Clean from-scratch implementations of 20+ LLMs for pretraining, fine-tuning and deployment. It is free, with no paid plan attached, and it lives at github.com.

### Is LitGPT free?

LitGPT is listed as fully free — there is no paid tier attached to it in the catalog. That makes it one of the 397 entries on Flocci AI Tools with no upgrade path built in.

### Can I use LitGPT in a browser, or is there an app?

LitGPT needs to be installed or self-hosted — it doesn't run in a browser tab. It is available on the command line and self-hosting.

### What can LitGPT do?

LitGPT does 3 things the catalog singles out: Clean from-scratch implementations of 20+ llms for pretraining, fine-tuning and deployment; yaml recipes with lora, qlora and fsdp; apache-2.0.

### What is the best free alternative to LitGPT?

LLaMA-Factory is the closest free alternative: it sits in the same Fine-Tuning & Training Frameworks sub-category and is free. AI Toolkit (Ostris), Axolotl and ms-swift (ModelScope) also start free. The full list is on the alternatives page.

## Related

- [LitGPT alternatives](https://aitools.flocci.in/alternatives/litgpt)
- [Fine-Tuning & Training Frameworks](https://aitools.flocci.in/category/ai-models-local-execution/fine-tuning-training-frameworks)
- [Best free AI fine-tuning and training frameworks](https://aitools.flocci.in/best/best-fine-tuning-training-frameworks)
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Source: Flocci AI Tools — https://aitools.flocci.in/tool/litgpt

Facts last verified: October 2026