Chainer
5.7#27 in deep learning softwareAPILinuxmacOSSelf-hosted
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Lightning AI Studios
8.5#8 in coding playgroundsFrom $20 a monthFree planWebAPILinuxmacOS
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| Fact | Chainer | Lightning AI Studios |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2015 | Lightning AI says founder William Falcon started the company in 2019 with Luis Capelo when it was called Grid.ai. |
| Integrations | The v7 release announcement says ONNX-Chainer is integrated into Chainer and that most Chainer features, including ChainerMN, are compatible with ChainerX ndarray. | The Studio documentation describes connecting S3 buckets and EFS volumes through Lightning Drive and importing models from Hugging Face and GitHub. |
Chainer plans
No prices published.
Lightning AI Studios plans
- FreeFree
- Pro$20 a month
- Pro (annual)$20 a month
- Pro (monthly)$50 a month
- Teams (annual)$119 a month
- Teams$119 a month
Pick Chainer if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.
Pick Lightning AI Studios if…
The Free plan is described for students, researchers and hobbyists. Pro is aimed at developers, researchers and scientists, while Teams is described for research labs and small teams.