tensorflow vs pytorch vs jax on Hacker News

Across 2007–2026 of Hacker News, tensorflow leads tensorflow vs pytorch vs jax with 14,801 mentions to pytorch’s 13,663, peaking in Oct 2017.

Mention-over-time for tensorflow vs pytorch vs jax, overlaid across 2007–2026 of Hacker News. Each line is a live date-histogram over ~45M posts and comments, computed with Upstash Redis Search.

tensorflow14,801 mentions, peak Oct 2017pytorch13,663 mentions, peak Nov 2023jax3,001 mentions, peak Sep 2023

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How the lead changed hands

ML frameworks, generation by generation: TensorFlow launches the deep-learning gold rush 2015–16, PyTorch overtakes research 2019–21, then JAX becomes the cutting-edge favorite 2021–23.

The stories behind each line

Top “tensorflow” stories

TensorFlow: open-source library for machine intelligence 1,559 points · 2015
Ask HN: How to get started with machine learning? 950 points · 2016
Learn TensorFlow and deep learning, without a Ph.D. 720 points · 2017
Pose Animator: SVG animation tool using real-time TensorFlow.js models 719 points · 2020

Top “pytorch” stories

Leaving Meta and PyTorch 721 points · 2025
Deep Learning with PyTorch: A 60 Minute Blitz [video] 610 points · 2019
Launch HN: Regatta Storage (YC F24) – Turn S3 into a local-like, POSIX cloud FS 587 points · 2024
Shipping a Neural Network on iOS with CoreML, PyTorch, and React Native 501 points · 2018

Top “jax” stories

We fine-tuned Llama 405B on AMD GPUs 495 points · 2024
Show HN: Bagels – TUI expense tracker 283 points · 2025
Penzai: JAX research toolkit for building, editing, and visualizing neural nets 261 points · 2024
Jax – Composable transformations of Python and NumPy programs 235 points · 2020

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