NVIDIA cuDNN vs tinygrad
| NVIDIA cuDNN | tinygrad | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | Free |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Training mode | local | local |
| Deployment targets | multiple | multiple |
| GPU acceleration | Yes | Yes |
| Supported languages | Python, C++, C | Python |
| Distributed training | — | Yes |
| Model formats | — | safetensors; PyTorch weights (via model-specific loaders) |
Both are listed in Best Deep Learning Software. On Specifiction, tinygrad scores higher on our published basis.