unsloth alternatives

unslothai/unsloth (78k stars, +84 this week): Local UI to run and train LLMs and diffusion models. Supports GGUF, MLX, Qwen3.8, DeepSeek-V4, MiniMax-H3, Gemma 4, FLUX and more. Why it matters: useful plumbing for shipping LLM-powered features.

Below are 12 other LLM tooling repos tracked by OSS Radar that share at least two GitHub topics with unsloth, ordered by how many topics overlap, then by stars gained in the last 7 days. Topic overlap means a similar problem space, not a drop-in replacement, so check each project's README.

1. 1. hiyouga/LlamaFactory

   +49/wkest.

   Unified Efficient Fine-Tuning of 100+ LLMs & VLMs (ACL 2024). Why it matters: useful plumbing for shipping LLM-powered features.

   75k stars · Python · shared topics: agent, ai, deepseek, fine-tuning, gemma, llama, llm, qwen

2. 2. AstrBotDevs/AstrBot

   +98/wkest.

   AI Agent Assistant & development framework that integrates lots of IM platforms, LLMs, plugins and AI feature, and can be your openclaw… Why it matters: useful plumbing for shipping LLM-powered features.

   42k stars · Python · shared topics: agent, ai, chatgpt, llama, llm, openai, python

3. 3. open-webui/open-webui

   +175/wkest.

   User-friendly AI Interface (Supports Ollama, OpenAI API, ...). Why it matters: useful plumbing for shipping LLM-powered features.

   156k stars · Python · shared topics: ai, llm, llms, openai, self-hosted, ui

4. 4. ollama/ollama

   +168/wkest.

   Get up and running with Kimi, GLM, MiniMax, DeepSeek, gpt-oss, Qwen, Gemma and other models. Why it matters: useful plumbing for shipping LLM-powered features.

   183k stars · Go · shared topics: deepseek, gemma, llama, llm, llms, qwen

5. 5. langgenius/dify

   +126/wkest.

   Build Agentic workflows, RAG pipelines, with rich AI model and tool support on one collaborative workspace. Why it matters: useful plumbing for shipping LLM-powered features.

   158k stars · TypeScript · shared topics: agent, ai, deepseek, llm, openai, python

6. 6. mudler/LocalAI

   +35/wkest.

   LocalAI is the open-source AI engine. Run any model - LLMs, vision, voice, image, video - on any hardware. No GPU required. Why it matters: useful plumbing for shipping LLM-powered features.

   50k stars · Go · shared topics: ai, image-generation, llama, llm, stable-diffusion, tts

7. 7. headroomlabs-ai/headroom

   +266/wkest.

   Compress tool outputs, logs, files, and RAG chunks before they reach the LLM. Why it matters: useful plumbing for shipping LLM-powered features.

   75k stars · Python · shared topics: agent, ai, llm, openai, python

8. 8. langchain-ai/langchain

   +161/wkest.

   The agent engineering platform. Why it matters: useful plumbing for shipping LLM-powered features.

   148k stars · Python · shared topics: ai, chatgpt, llm, openai, python

9. 9. langchain-ai/langgraph

   +119/wkest.

   Build resilient agents. Why it matters: useful plumbing for shipping LLM-powered features.

   43k stars · Python · shared topics: ai, chatgpt, llm, openai, python

10. 10. sgl-project/sglang

    +77/wkest.

    SGLang is a high-performance serving framework for large language models and multimodal models. Why it matters: useful plumbing for shipping LLM-powered features.

    37k stars · Python · shared topics: deepseek, llama, llm, qwen, reinforcement-learning

11. 11. decolua/9router

    +77/wkest.

    Unlimited FREE AI coding. Connect Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Cline, Copilot, Antigravity to FREE Claude/GPT/Gemini via 40+ providers. Why it matters: useful plumbing for shipping LLM-powered features.

    31k stars · JavaScript · shared topics: chatgpt, deepseek, llm, openai, qwen

12. 12. huggingface/transformers

    +70/wkest.

    🤗 Transformers: the model-definition framework for state-of-the-art machine learning models in text, vision, audio, and multimodal models… Why it matters: useful plumbing for shipping LLM-powered features.

    168k stars · Python · shared topics: deepseek, gemma, llm, python, qwen

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