ViT-PyTorch
Implementation of Vision Transformer, a simple way to achieve SOTA in vision classification with only a single transformer encoder, in Pytorch
Our verdict
A usable project with some maintenance caveats. This assessment is derived from GitHub's own repository metrics on 2026-08-30, not from hands-on testing.
Implementation of Vision Transformer, a simple way to achieve SOTA in vision classification with only a single transformer encoder, in Pytorch. The project is written primarily in Python, released under MIT, and has 25,492 stars and 3,490 forks on GitHub. 28 contributors have committed to it, and the most recent push was 2026-08-30. The latest tagged release is 1.17.8 (2026-02-11). Figures come from the GitHub API on 2026-08-30 and are refreshed daily; the score below weighs adoption, maintenance, release discipline, contributor breadth, licence clarity and issue hygiene.
Repository
- Licence
- MIT
- Language
- Python
- Last push
- 2026-08-30
Releases
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1.17.31.17.3
Pros and cons
Pros
Pricing
- Free tierYes
- LicenceMIT
- Self-hostYes, source is public
- Public price listNot published
ViT-PyTorch does not publish a web price list. For consumer apps that usually means pricing appears inside the product; for enterprise tools it means talking to sales. Why we do this
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Questions
Is vit-pytorch free?
Yes. vit-pytorch advertises a free tier on its own site.
How much does vit-pytorch cost?
vit-pytorch does not publish a web price list. For consumer apps that usually means pricing appears inside the product; for enterprise tools it means talking to sales.
Is vit-pytorch open source?
Yes. vit-pytorch is a public repository released under MIT. You can self-host or inspect the source directly.
How is vit-pytorch scored here?
vit-pytorch scores 6.6 out of 10. That comes from a desk review of public evidence, which is capped at 8.5 out of 10: public pricing, documentation, maintenance signals and how much we could actually verify. Affiliate relationships are excluded from scoring entirely. The full rubric is published on our methodology page.