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ML frameworks · Apache 2.0 (open source) · backed by Hugging Face · 21,285 stars

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Minimalist ML framework for Rust

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Apache 2.0 No license change recorded since the repository was created in 2023.

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Repository
huggingface/candle · created Jun 19, 2023
Language
Rust
Foundation
None; run by Hugging Face
Company
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GitHub detects
Apache-2.0
Stars per week
29 (GitHub weekly snapshots)

Weekly snapshots

Week ofStars
Nov 2, 202621,285
Oct 26, 202621,251
Oct 19, 202621,203
Oct 5, 202621,153
Sep 21, 202621,112

Changes

Stars per weekNov 8, 2026

Gains about 29 stars a week, up from 28.

Stars per weekOct 30, 2026

Gains about 28 stars a week, up from 23.

Stars per weekOct 20, 2026

Gains about 23 stars a week, up from 21.

Stars per weekOct 11, 2026

Gains about 21 stars a week.

TrackedSep 25, 2026

Now tracked, from huggingface/candle on GitHub.