From: axolotl-ai-cloud <github.com/axolotl-ai-cloud>Newsgroups: alt.freeweights.toolsSubject:

Axolotl

Release: v0.21.1 (2026-10-27)Commit: 240c1b2License: Apache-2.0

Fine-tuning from a single config file, with LoRA and full-weight options.

trainingv0.21.1releaseAxolotlPythonApache-2.0
FactsLicenseApache-2.0LanguagePythonKindtrainingRelease2026-10-27PlatformsLinux (GPU)Links to the projectpermissive
$ uv pip install torch==2.14.0 torchvision
$ uv pip install axolotl[deepspeed]
# use with Freeweights
$ axolotl train config.yml   # base_model: <id>

Overview

Fine-tuning from a single config file, with LoRA and full-weight options.

Kind
training
License
Apache-2.0
Language
Python
Platforms
Linux (GPU)
Latest release
v0.21.1 (2026-10-27)
Repository
axolotl-ai-cloud/axolotl
Topicsfine-tuningllm

Freeweights links to the project and does not host tool binaries.

Install

$ uv pip install torch==2.14.0 torchvision
$ uv pip install axolotl[deepspeed]
# use with Freeweights
$ axolotl train config.yml   # base_model: <id>
$ uv pip install torch==2.14.0 torchvision $ uv pip install axolotl[deepspeed]

Checked against the project's README on 2026-11-14. The project's own instructions win when they differ: install docs

Freeweights links to the project and does not host tool binaries.

Use with Freeweights

Fine-tune a catalog model
$ axolotl train config.yml # base_model: <id>

Download the weights from Freeweights first (HF_ENDPOINT or fw.py), then point the tool at the folder.

Catalog models it can fine-tune (33)

License

License
Apache-2.0
Class
Permissive

Read the license

Freeweights links to the project and does not host tool binaries.

Provenance

From: axolotl-ai-cloud <github.com/axolotl-ai-cloud>Newsgroups: alt.freeweights.toolsSubject: AxolotlRelease: v0.21.1 (2026-10-27)Commit: 240c1b2License: Apache-2.0
Repository
axolotl-ai-cloud/axolotl
Pinned release
v0.21.1, 2026-10-27
Release commit
240c1b22e0556b54f90f282fae7621ba91f15b9b
Default branch
main f2158ff1922b2bcf701854a17e47cc91ba26e7e9
Fetched
2026-11-14
Takedowns
None.

Freeweights links to the project and does not host tool binaries.

Works with

33 catalog models. See the list