# dmlc/gluon-nlp

NLP made easy

Repository: https://github.com/dmlc/gluon-nlp
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gluon-nlp
Homepage: https://nlp.gluon.ai/
Language: Python
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: mxnet, gluonnlp, nlp, gluon, deep-learning, machine-learning, natural-language-processing, numpy, nlu, natural-language-understanding, nlg, natural-language-generation, natural-language-inference
Archived: true
Last push: 2023-10-06T04:01:21+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3073, "days_push": 1062, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2540, forks 520 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:59.324461+00:00)

## What it is
GluonNLP is a Python toolkit built on Apache MXNet that provides text data loading, processing tools, pretrained model zoos, and training utilities for NLP problems. It includes command-line toolkits for downloading and preparing NLP datasets and experimental TVM-based fast inference.

## Use cases
- load and preprocess text datasets for NLP
- fine-tune pretrained NLP models
- train custom language models
- download NLP datasets from the command line
- run fast NLP model inference with TVM
- build models with a numpy-like deep learning API

## When to choose
- you are already using Apache MXNet for deep learning
- you need pretrained NLP models with easy text data pipelines
- you want CLI tools for NLP dataset preparation

## When to avoid
- you use PyTorch or TensorFlow as your main framework
- you need a library with frequent updates and active community support
- you need production-grade transformer inference at scale

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: nlp, machine-learning, deep-learning, cli, data-science
- domain: machine-learning, deep-learning, developer-tools
- platform: python
- tags: mxnet, gluon, pretrained-models, text-processing, model-zoo, numpy-api, natural-language-processing, linux, macos, gpu

## Member repositories
- dmlc/gluon-nlp (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:59.324461+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:25:08.986502+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dmlc/gluon-nlp (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:59.324461+00:00, sha dc1f43e7446e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.