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LLaMA-Factory

Zero-code Web UI (LLaMA Board) for fine-tuning 100+ open models without writing training scripts

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What LLaMA-Factory does

  • Zero-code Web UI (LLaMA Board) for fine-tuning 100+ open models without writing training scripts
  • Supports full-tuning, LoRA, 2/3/4/5/6/8-bit QLoRA, DPO, PPO, GaLore and PiSSA in one framework
  • Used internally by Amazon, NVIDIA and Aliyun for open-model post-training

LLaMA-Factory — straight answers

What is LLaMA-Factory?

LLaMA-Factory is listed under Fine-Tuning & Training Frameworks, in the AI Models & Local Execution category on Flocci AI Tools. Zero-code Web UI (LLaMA Board) for fine-tuning 100+ open models without writing training scripts. It is free, with no paid plan attached, and it lives at github.com.

Is LLaMA-Factory free?

LLaMA-Factory is listed as fully free — there is no paid tier attached to it in the catalog. That makes it one of the 115 entries on Flocci AI Tools with no upgrade path built in.

What can LLaMA-Factory do?

LLaMA-Factory does 3 things the catalog singles out: Zero-code web ui (llama board) for fine-tuning 100+ open models without writing training scripts; supports full-tuning, lora, 2/3/4/5/6/8-bit qlora, dpo, ppo, galore and pissa in one framework; used internally by amazon, nvidia and aliyun for open-model post-training.

What is the best free alternative to LLaMA-Factory?

Axolotl is the closest free alternative: it sits in the same Fine-Tuning & Training Frameworks sub-category and is free. Unsloth also start free. The full list is on the alternatives page.

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