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llm-course

A free course to get into large language models, with roadmaps and runnable Colab notebooks

★ 83.3k stars⑂ 9.7k forksApache-2.0updated 2026-02
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// project facts

Project facts

llm-course is an open-source dev tools project by mlabonne (mlabonne/llm-course on GitHub). It has 83,336 GitHub stars and 9,697 forks, is released under the Apache-2.0 license, and was last updated on GitHub on 5 February 2026.

GitHub stars
83,336
Forks
9,697
License
Apache-2.0
Last updated on GitHub
5 February 2026
Category
Dev Tools
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Official site
// how it works

How it works

  1. Clarify your goal

    Decide what you want from llm-course and check the README and requirements to confirm it fits your setup and multiple languages environment.

  2. Get the code

    Clone the repository from GitHub (github.com/mlabonne/llm-course) or use the documented install channel if you do not need the source.

  3. Install and configure

    Follow the README quickstart to install dependencies and set any required configuration or credentials.

  4. Run your first task

    Work through the README's first example end to end, then adapt it to your own project or data.

// features

Why people love it

Learning roadmaps

Structured roadmaps that sequence LLM topics from fundamentals to advanced work.

Colab notebooks

Hands-on Colab notebooks accompany the lessons so you can run code in the browser.

LLM fundamentals

Covers mathematics, Python, neural networks and NLP foundations first.

The LLM Scientist track

Architecture, pre-training and post-training datasets and methods.

Engineering topics

Includes fine-tuning and quantization sections with tooling guidance.

Free and open

The whole course is published openly on GitHub under Apache-2.0.

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// run it

Run it yourself

  1. Clone the repository

    Start by getting the source and entering the project directory.

    git clone https://github.com/mlabonne/llm-course.git
    cd llm-course
  2. Clone the course

    Get the notebooks and materials locally.

    git clone https://github.com/mlabonne/llm-course.git
    cd llm-course
  3. Open a notebook in Colab

    Most lessons run directly in Google Colab from the links in the README.

    # open the Colab link for a lesson from the README
// use cases

What you can build

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// faq

Questions, answered

Who maintains llm-course?

It is maintained by mlabonne and contributors on GitHub, where the repository github.com/mlabonne/llm-course is the canonical home for code, issues and releases.

Is llm-course free to use?

Yes — it is open source under the Apache-2.0 license. Read the license in the repository for what is permitted, including any conditions on redistribution or commercial use.

Does it need a paid API key?

No. The course is free; Colab notebooks run on Google Colab, which has a free tier.

How does llm-course compare to alternatives?

Compared with paid LLM courses: This course is free and notebook-driven, covering similar ground to commercial deep-learning specializations.

How do I get started?

Clone github.com/mlabonne/llm-course, follow the README quickstart to install it, and run the documented first example before adapting it to your own work.

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