What it does
PaddleNLP is a development kit for large language models (LLMs), the kind of AI behind chatbots. It is built on PaddlePaddle, a deep learning framework, and its main README is in Chinese, with an English version available.
It covers the full journey: training models from scratch, fine-tuning them on your own data, compressing them so they need less memory, and running them quickly. It supports model families such as Llama, Qwen, DeepSeek, ChatGLM, Mistral and Gemma.
It works on many kinds of AI chips, including NVIDIA graphics cards and several Chinese-made accelerators. It also includes PP-UIE, a model for pulling key facts out of long documents.
Who it's for
AI engineers and companies who build, adapt and deploy large language models, especially on PaddlePaddle.
Can I use it without coding?
Developers only. This is a programming toolkit; using it means writing code and setting up AI hardware. New to this? Start here.
Can I run it?
- Cost
- FreeNothing to pay or sign up for.
- Runs on
- Server
- Computer
- Made for servers or data centres
- Privacy
- Runs on your own device: your data stays with you
- API key
- Not needed
Try it
Using Claude Code, Cursor or another AI coding assistant? Paste the prompt and it will walk you through the setup.New to this?
Before you install
- Only download from the official GitHub page. Copies with similar names exist for many popular projects.
- License (Apache-2.0): Permissive: free to use, change and share, including for business.
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