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Kiln vs Axolotl: catalog facts
Kiln	Axolotl
Free The app is free and the accompanying library is open source.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Linux, Command line
Evals, fine-tuning and synthetic data in one app RAG, agents and MCP support	Training runs defined in readable configuration files Many example configurations to start from
Licence of the desktop app is not stated in the research Broad scope can be more than a small project needs	Needs capable GPUs for most models Aimed at people with machine learning experience
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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