PyTorch Foundation
To drive the adoption of AI and deep learning by supporting an open, vendor-neutral ecosystem built around PyTorch and democratizing innovation in AI and ML.
At a Glance
- AI Researchers
- Enterprise ML Engineers
- Hardware Manufacturers
- Cloud Service Providers
AI Tools by PyTorch Foundation
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PyTorch
Open Source Deep Learning Framework
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Latest News
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Products & Services
The main deep learning framework for research and production.
An on-device inference library for efficient execution on mobile and edge devices.
A secure, high-performance format for storing and loading machine learning tensors.
A toolset for open, portable, and accessible AI kernel authoring.
Market Position
Leading open-source framework for AI research with growing dominance in production environments, positioned as the developer-friendly alternative to TensorFlow.
Leadership
Founders
Soumith Chintala
Lead creator of PyTorch at Meta Platforms (FAIR). Previously researcher at NYU and MuseAmi.
Adam Paszke
Original co-creator of PyTorch. Researcher at Meta and deep learning expert.
Sam Gross
Core developer of PyTorch at Meta Platforms. Contributed heavily to Python and deep learning optimization.
Gregory Chanan
Software Engineer at Meta Platforms. One of the original developers of the PyTorch framework.
Executive Team
Mark Collier
Executive Director
Previously COO of OpenInfra Foundation and OpenStack. General Manager of AI and Infrastructure at the Linux Foundation.
Matt White
CTO
Previously Executive Director of PyTorch Foundation. Former Director of Generative AI Commons at the Linux Foundation.
Board of Directors
Founding Story
PyTorch was originally developed at Facebook AI Research (FAIR) in 2016 as a more flexible alternative to existing frameworks. In September 2022, Meta transitioned PyTorch to the Linux Foundation to ensure its long-term health, vendor neutrality, and community-led governance.
Business Model
Revenue Model
Non-profit foundation funded through corporate membership fees (Platinum, Gold, Silver tiers).
Pricing Tiers
Highest level of membership with a seat on the Governing Board. Requires Linux Foundation Silver membership.
Middle tier membership. Requires Linux Foundation Silver membership.
Based on organization size (employee count). Requires Linux Foundation Silver membership.
Reserved for academic institutions and non-profit organizations.
Target Markets
- AI Researchers
- Enterprise ML Engineers
- Hardware Manufacturers
- Cloud Service Providers
- Deep Learning Research
- Production AI Deployment
- On-device Inference
- Computer Vision
- Natural Language Processing
- Meta
- Tesla
- OpenAI
- Microsoft