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TransformerEngine vs kingpin
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● NVIDIA/TransformerEngine (3.6K)
● alecthomas/kingpin (3.6K)
☆ 3.6KTransformerEngine stars
☆ 3.6Kkingpin stars
+2Difference
TransformerEngineStar Leader (1.0x)
⚖️ Comparison Verdict
Star Popularity
TransformerEngine Leads
+2 stars (1.0x ratio)
Forks & Derivatives
TransformerEngine Leads
850 total community forks
Recent Maintenance
TransformerEngine
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TransformerEngine: Apache-2.0 vs kingpin: MIT
Side-by-Side Facts
| Metric | NVIDIA/TransformerEngine ↗ | alecthomas/kingpin ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Description | A library for accelerating Transformer models on NVIDIA GPUs, including using 8-bit and 4-bit floating point (FP8 and FP4) precision on Hopper, Ada and Blackwell GPUs, to provide better performance with lower memory utilization in both training and inference. | CONTRIBUTIONS ONLY: A Go (golang) command line and flag parser |
| GitHub Stars | ☆ 3,569 | ☆ 3,567 |
| Forks | 850 | 281 |
| Open Issues | 360 | 30 |
| Main Language | Python | Go |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Last Push | Oct 7, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| GitHub Source | Open Source ↗ | Open Source ↗ |
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