Who is Lightning for?

Lightning is an open-source project built for machine learning engineers.

Yes — Lightning is open source under the Apache-2.0 license and free to use.

What platforms does Lightning run on?

Lightning runs on the web and the command line.

Is Lightning still maintained?

The GitHub repository shows 61 commits in the last 90 days.

What are alternatives to Lightning?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Lightning AI, lightning-fabric, and Agent Lightning.

Lightning is developed by Lightning-AI.

How long has Lightning been around?

Lightning first shipped in 2019.

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Lightning

Name: Lightning
Author: Lightning-AI

github.comInfrastructure

The Deep Learning framework to train, deploy, and ship AI products Lightning fast.

Open SourceApache-2.0WebCLI

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31.2kstars

3.7kforks

4features

2019since

Overview

4 features

Lightning is a Frameworks & SDKs project. It focuses on simplifying the process of training, deploying, and shipping deep learning models for AI products. Lightning is an open-source project aimed at machine learning engineers. The project is open source (Apache-2.0). Lightning is available on the web and the command line.

Behind Lightning is Lightning-AI, and it first shipped in 2019. Development happens publicly on GitHub with 31.2k stars and 61 commits in the last 90 days. Among its 4 catalogued features are deep learning training, model deployment, and AI product shipping.

Deep learning training
Model deployment
AI product shipping
PyTorch integration

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BrowserCLI

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License

Apache-2.0

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Frequently asked questions about Lightning

What is Lightning?: Lightning focuses on simplifying the process of training, deploying, and shipping deep learning models for AI products. It is catalogued under Frameworks & SDKs on PulseGate.
Who is Lightning for?: Lightning is an open-source project built for machine learning engineers.
Is Lightning free?: Yes — Lightning is open source under the Apache-2.0 license and free to use.
What platforms does Lightning run on?: Lightning runs on the web and the command line.
Is Lightning still maintained?: The GitHub repository shows 61 commits in the last 90 days.
What are alternatives to Lightning?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Lightning AI, lightning-fabric, and Agent Lightning.Lightning AI lightning-fabric Agent Lightning
Who makes Lightning?: Lightning is developed by Lightning-AI.
How long has Lightning been around?: Lightning first shipped in 2019.

At a glance

Platforms: CLI
Languages: English
Open source: Yes · ★ 31.2k
License: Apache-2.0
Built for: machine learning engineers
Model: Open source
Solves: Simplifying the process of training, deploying, and shipping deep learning models for AI products.

Registered as

GitHub: Lightning-AI/lightning
PyPI: lightning

Developer

Lightning-AI

Community-driven

GitHub

Open source

View on GitHub

Stars: 31,185
Forks: 3,739
Open issues: 1,006
Last commit: 10 Jun 2026
Commits 90d: 61
Contributors: 1,065
Authorship: Community-driven
Default branch: master
Latest release: 2.6.5 · 27 May 2026

Index record

Indexed: 16 Jun 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 16 Jun 2026

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Slug: lightning-pypi-org
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 16 Jun 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
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Canonical URL: https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning

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