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fast-axolotl Rust + Python

High-performance Rust extension for Axolotl LLM fine-tuning. 77× faster Parquet streaming, parallel dedup, no OOM.

What it is

A drop-in Rust acceleration shim for the Axolotl fine-tuning toolkit. Import it before Axolotl and four data-pipeline hot paths (streaming readers, parallel SHA-256 dedup, token packing, batch padding) swap to Rust — 77× on Parquet streaming.

Install

Terminal
$ pip install fast-axolotl
Language
Rust + Python
License
MIT
Category
Performance Accelerators
Author
Neul Labs

Frequently asked questions

What is fast-axolotl?

fast-axolotl is High-performance Rust extension for Axolotl LLM fine-tuning. 77× faster Parquet streaming, parallel dedup, no OOM. It is part of the Neul Labs open-source portfolio (36 MIT-licensed projects for AI agent infrastructure). A drop-in Rust acceleration shim for the Axolotl fine-tuning toolkit. Import it before Axolotl and four data-pipeline hot paths (streaming readers, parallel SHA-256 dedup, token packing, batch padding) swap to Rust — 77× on Parquet streaming.

How do I install fast-axolotl?

Install with: `pip install fast-axolotl`. fast-axolotl is MIT licensed and ships prebuilt binaries where applicable.

What language is fast-axolotl written in?

fast-axolotl is written in Rust + Python.

Is fast-axolotl open source?

Yes. fast-axolotl is MIT licensed and publicly available at https://github.com/neul-labs/fast-axolotl. All 36 Neul Labs projects are MIT licensed.