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Where fast-axolotl fits
Two side-by-sides. We only list a row when the README backs the claim on both sides. fast-axolotl is a data-pipeline accelerator, not a training accelerator — the comparisons make that boundary explicit.
fast-axolotl vs stock Axolotl
→The baseline. Same training script, same configs. fast-axolotl just swaps the data-pipeline hot paths for Rust at import time — 77x streaming, 1.9x dedup.
fast-axolotl vs Unsloth
→A complementary accelerator that targets the training/kernel phase. fast-axolotl targets the data pipeline that feeds it — you can run both together.
Have a specific question — Axolotl OOM, Unsloth, when it doesn't help? The FAQ answers those directly.