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Kiln vs LlamaFactory: catalog facts
Kiln	LlamaFactory
Free The app is free and the accompanying library is open source.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, Linux, Web, Command line
Evals, fine-tuning and synthetic data in one app RAG, agents and MCP support	Supports over 100 language and vision-language models Both a web interface and a command line
Licence of the desktop app is not stated in the research Broad scope can be more than a small project needs	Fine-tuning needs a capable GPU Assumes familiarity with model training concepts
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	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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