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Fine-tuning

Train and host custom models on your own data.

37 tools

Why it matters

Fine-tuning has gone from "deep ML team only" to "a few hours of JSONL away" — but the choice between closed-model FT (OpenAI), open-model FT (Together, Modal), and memory-tuning matters more than ever.

What's in here

Covers closed-model fine-tuning (OpenAI), open-model FT + serving (Together AI, Replicate, Modal), distributed training platforms (Anyscale), and specialised platforms (Lamini for factual recall).

How to pick

Pick OpenAI for the easiest UX on closed models. Pick Together AI for open-model FT + serving in one place. Pick Modal for serverless GPU control. Pick Lamini specifically for hallucination-free factual recall.

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Paperspace Gradient

Fine-tuning · Bring-your-own (PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face)
7.2

End-to-end MLOps platform with GPU notebooks, training jobs, and model deployment, now folded into DigitalOcean.

Freemium· Free: $0 · Pro: $8 · Growth: $39 · T0: $0 · T1: $12model-trainingfine-tuning
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H2O AutoML

Fine-tuning · H2O-3 (GBM, XGBoost, GLM, DRF, Deep Learning, Stacked Ensembles)
7.1

Open-source automated machine learning that handles feature engineering, model selection, and stacked ensembling out of the box.

Free· Free and open-source (Apache 2.0); paid Driverless AI sold separatelyautomltabular-ml
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Scale GenAI Platform

Fine-tuning · Multi-model (OpenAI, Google, Meta, Mistral)
7.1

Enterprise agent platform from Scale AI that connects your data, orchestrates multi-agent workflows, and learns from human feedback inside your own VPC.

Enterprise· Contact sales; enterprise contracts onlyenterprise-agentsrag-over-internal-data
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W&B Sweeps

Fine-tuning · Multi-model (Llama, DeepSeek, Qwen, Kimi)
7.1

Hyperparameter optimization from Weights & Biases with Bayesian search and Hyperband early stopping.

Freemium· Free: $0/mo · Pro: $60/month, billed monthly · Enterprise: Custom plans · Personal: $0/mo · Advanced Enterprise: Custom planhyperparameter-tuningbayesian-optimization
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Forefront

Fine-tuning · Multi-model (Mistral-7B, Mixtral, Phi-2)
7.0

Fine-tune and serve open-source LLMs on your own data without managing GPUs.

Paid· Basic: $20 · Pro: $50 · Enterprise: Contact salesfine-tuningopen-source-llms
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ONNX

Fine-tuning
7.0

Open standard for representing and exchanging machine learning models across frameworks and runtimes.

Free· Free and open source (Apache-2.0); Linux Foundation AI projectmodel-interchangeedge-deployment
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Apache SINGA

Fine-tuning
6.9

Apache-licensed distributed deep learning library focused on scalable training across GPUs and nodes.

Free· Free, Apache 2.0 licenseddistributed trainingdeep learning research
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DagsHub

Fine-tuning
6.8

GitHub-style collaboration platform for ML datasets, experiments, and models with MLflow and DVC under the hood.

Freemium· Individual: $0 per user/month · Team: $119 per user/month · Enterprise: Custom quoteexperiment-trackingdata-versioning
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Velda

Fine-tuning
6.7

Serverless GPU orchestration that runs AI training and batch jobs without Docker or Kubernetes.

Freemium· Free monthly credits on Velda Cloud; Enterprise contact salesdistributed-trainingbatch-inference
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AutotuneLLM

Fine-tuning

An open-source optimization layer that sits between your app and Ollama to squeeze more performance out of local LLMs.

Free· Free and open source (MIT licensed).Local LLM inference on Apple SiliconReducing KV cache RAM for Ollama models
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Colossal-AI

Fine-tuning · Framework-agnostic; used with LLaMA, GPT, Stable Diffusion, ViT, and other PyTorch-based open-weight models

Making large AI models cheaper, faster, and more accessible through distributed training

Free· Open-source (Apache 2.0). Enterprise support, consulting, and managed training services available from HPC-AI Technology on request.LLM pretraining across multi-node GPU clustersFull-parameter and LoRA fine-tuning of open-weight LLMs
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Language Model Builder

Fine-tuning · In-house small transformer models trained by the user; exports to safetensors

Learn how LLMs work by building one on your Mac

Free· Free macOS download. No account, subscription, or fees. Mac App Store version listed as coming soon.Learn transformer internals hands-onPre-train a small language model locally
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PyTorch Lightning

Fine-tuning · Framework-agnostic — trains any PyTorch model (transformers, CNNs, diffusion, RL nets, etc.)

The deep learning framework for professional AI researchers and ML engineers

Free· Free and open source (Apache 2.0). Optional paid compute available via the Lightning AI Studio platform.Multi-GPU LLM fine-tuningComputer vision model training