NervanaSystems/neon

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3861 stars · 804 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

neon was Intel Nervana's reference deep learning framework in Python, focused on best-in-class training performance on CPUs, GPUs, and Nervana hardware. Intel has officially discontinued the project and no longer accepts patches or provides support.

Use cases

• train convolutional neural networks fast on GPUs
• train deep learning models on CPUs with MKL acceleration
• build RNN, LSTM, and GRU models
• use pre-trained models from a model zoo
• write model code once and run on swappable hardware backends

When to choose

• studying the internals of a high-performance deep learning framework
• maintaining a legacy codebase already built on neon
• forking to independently develop a high-performance CPU/GPU training backend

When to avoid

• starting any new deep learning project
• needing bug fixes, updates, or community support
• wanting modern features like transformers or ecosystem integrations

Facets

library · maturity abandoned

deep-learning machine-learning gpu-computing deep-learning machine-learning gpu-computing python neural-networks mkl discontinued performance linux macos gpu

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