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About Mesh Tensorflow
Mesh TensorFlow is a framework for model parallelism in TensorFlow. It allows developers to split large neural network models across multiple devices by defining how tensors are partitioned. It provides a domain-specific language for describing distributed layouts.
Best for
Developers training large transformer models on TPU or GPU clusters
Use cases
- Training models that exceed single-device memory
- Distributing transformer layers across multiple GPUs
- Implementing sharded computation for large-scale neural networks
Notes
1,625 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2023-11-17. Licensed Apache-2.0.
Pros
- Enables training of models too large for one device
- Integrates directly with TensorFlow ecosystem
- Provides explicit control over tensor partitioning
Cons
- Requires manual specification of mesh layouts
- Added complexity compared to data parallelism
- Limited adoption outside Google's TPU environments
Key facts
What we have checked
- Latest version
- 0.0.5 (released 11 Dec 2018)
- GitHub stars
- 1,629
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Stars and usage
How Mesh Tensorflow is growing
1,625 to 1,629
Alternatives
Alternatives to Mesh Tensorflow
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|---|---|---|---|
| Colossal-AIThis is an alternative to it | Open source | Named in the listing | Not dated |
| DeepSpeedThis is an alternative to it | Open source | Named in the listing | Not dated |
| Megatron-LMThis is an alternative to it | Open source | Named in the listing | Not dated |
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Sources
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- GitHubOfficial
- github api via nightly crawl, recovered from git history 20e874270887c1008f860ee0198e461a23c9e438Registry
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Changelog
What changed
Released 0.0.5
Released 0.0.4
Released 0.0.3
Released 0.0.2
Open-source & AI alternatives
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Colossal-AI
Community
Making large AI models cheaper, faster and more accessible
DeepSpeed
Community
DeepSpeed is a deep learning optimization library that makes distributed training and inference easy, efficient, and effective.
Megatron-LM
Community
Ongoing research training transformer models at scale
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