fairscale
FairScale: A PyTorch library for large-scale and high-performance training.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No. The package is abandoned (no updates since December 2022) with high install friction and uncertain compatibility with current PyTorch and Python versions. For distributed PyTorch training, use PyTorch's native torch.distributed or maintained alternatives like DeepSpeed or Hugging Face Accelerate instead.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires PyTorch installation and compatible CUDA/system libraries; package is abandoned and may not work with recent PyTorch versions.
- High install friction; the package is abandoned (last release 2022-12-11, 1342 days ago) and has no runtime dependencies listed, suggesting it may require manual compilation or system-level PyTorch setup.
- No recent maintenance signals.
License · maintenance · safety
permissive license (permissive) — BSD License (permissive) places no restrictions on commercial or private use, though you should verify the exact license terms given the empty license_raw field.
last release 2022-12-11 (1342 days)
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 545,463 downloads/mo, #6,077 on PyPI
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pip install fairscale==0.4.13
import fairscale
# Use fairscale distributed training utilities with PyTorch models- Compatibility with PyTorch versions released after the package's final release in December 2022.
- Whether the package builds successfully on modern Python 3.10+ environments.
- Specific distributed training features and APIs available in version 0.4.13.
What it is and what it does
FairScale is a PyTorch extension library designed to help train large models across multiple machines or GPUs by providing distributed training primitives and performance optimizations. It extends PyTorch's native capabilities with experimental features aimed at high-performance, large-scale training scenarios.
The package has been abandoned since December 2022 (1342 days without updates) and carries high install friction, likely due to compiled dependencies or tight coupling to specific PyTorch versions. While it remains permissively licensed under BSD and supports Python 3.8–3.10, the lack of maintenance means compatibility with recent PyTorch releases and Python versions is uncertain.
Use it for
- Training large language models or vision models across multiple GPUs on a single machine.
- Distributed training workflows spanning multiple nodes in a cluster or cloud environment.
- Experimenting with advanced distributed optimization techniques in research projects using PyTorch.
- Scaling existing PyTorch models to handle datasets or model sizes that exceed single-GPU memory.
Worth the install?
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No.
The package is abandoned (no updates since December 2022) with high install friction and uncertain compatibility with current PyTorch and Python versions. For distributed PyTorch training, use PyTorch's native torch.distributed or maintained alternatives like DeepSpeed or Hugging Face Accelerate instead.
Install
fairscale on PyPI
Before you install
High install friction; the package is abandoned (last release 2022-12-11, 1342 days ago) and has no runtime dependencies listed, suggesting it may require manual compilation or system-level PyTorch setup. No recent maintenance signals.
Requires PyTorch installation and compatible CUDA/system libraries; package is abandoned and may not work with recent PyTorch versions.
License in practice
BSD License (permissive) places no restrictions on commercial or private use, though you should verify the exact license terms given the empty license_raw field.
Quickstart
pip install fairscale==0.4.13
import fairscale
# Use fairscale distributed training utilities with PyTorch modelsVerify before relying
- Compatibility with PyTorch versions released after the package's final release in December 2022.
- Whether the package builds successfully on modern Python 3.10+ environments.
- Specific distributed training features and APIs available in version 0.4.13.
Package facts
| License | permissive license permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.8 |
| Install friction | High. Source build required |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 1,342 days since the last release |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 545,463 / month, #6,077 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | License :: OSI Approved :: BSD LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Artificial Intelligence |
Evidence: fairscale-0.4.13.tar.gz
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