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LightGBM
A fast, distributed, high performance gradient boosting (GBT, GBDT, GBRT, GBM or MART) framework based on decision tree algorithms, used for ranking, classification and many other
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About LightGBM
LightGBM is a gradient boosting framework written in C++ that trains decision tree ensembles for classification, regression, and ranking tasks. It uses leaf-wise tree growth and histogram-based learning to achieve fast training on large datasets with lower memory overhead than traditional gradient boosting.
Best for
Data scientists building production ML systems on large tabular datasets where training speed and memory efficiency matter.
Use cases
- Training classification models on tabular data at scale
- Building ranking systems for search and recommendation
- Rapid prototyping of gradient boosting pipelines
Notes
18,416 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-06-01. Licensed MIT.
Pros
- Significantly faster training speed than XGBoost on large datasets
- Lower memory consumption through histogram-based learning
- Supports distributed training across multiple machines
Cons
- Leaf-wise growth can overfit on small datasets without careful tuning
- Steeper learning curve for hyperparameter optimization compared to simpler models
- Less mature ecosystem and fewer pre-built integrations than XGBoost
Key facts
What we have checked
- Latest version
- 4.7.0 (released 18 July 2026)
- GitHub stars
- 18,814
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Stars and usage
How LightGBM is growing
18,416 to 18,814
Alternatives
Alternatives to LightGBM
| Record | Type | How we know | Checked |
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| XGBoostAlternative to this | Open source | Named in the listing | Not dated |
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What changed
Released 4.7.0
Released 4.6.0
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Released 4.0.0
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