# TRL review

> Train transformer language models with reinforcement learning.

Devtoolwatch Board, the week of Oct 25–31, 2026. Canonical page: https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/trl/

## TRL at a glance

- **Category:** [Inference and training](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/categories/inference-and-training/)
- **Website:** [hf.co/docs/trl](http://hf.co/docs/trl)

## Usage data (the week of Oct 25–31, 2026)

- Board rank: #366 overall, #45 in Inference and training, momentum score 16
- Downloads that week: 536k (−2% vs 4-week average)
- New GitHub stars per week (last 12 weeks): Aug 9: 59; Aug 16: 60; Aug 23: 49; Aug 30: 64; Sep 6: 69; Sep 13: 57; Sep 20: 58; Sep 27: 53; Oct 4: 48; Oct 11: 58; Oct 18: 68; Oct 25: 48

## TRL alternatives

| Rank | Tool | Stars | Downloads/wk |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | [dsh-our-free-model](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/ebony-vinyl-dsh-our-free-model/) | 54.3k | – |
| #2 | [magpie](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/yetone-magpie/) | 26.9k | – |
| #3 | [Strata](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/niko1221-strata/) | 37.1k | – |
| #4 | [edge0](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/edge0-ai-edge0/) | 8.9k | – |
| #5 | [OmniRoute](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/diegosouzapw-omniroute/) | 83.2k | 106k |
| #6 | [CLIProxyAPI](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/router-for-me-cliproxyapi/) | 57.1k | – |

## TRL FAQ

### How popular is TRL?

TRL has 19.6k GitHub stars as of Nov 1, 2026. It gained 48 new stars in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, against a 12-week average of 58 a week. Its main package had 536k downloads that week, −2% against its own 4-week average. That made it #45 among LLM inference and training tools on the Devtoolwatch Board.

### What are the best alternatives to TRL?

Other LLM inference and training tools on the Devtoolwatch Board in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, by momentum: dsh-our-free-model (#1), magpie (#2), Strata (#3), edge0 (#4), OmniRoute (#5). The alternatives table above has their numbers.

## Sources

1. [Devtoolwatch Board, the week of Oct 25–31, 2026](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/)