# Burn deep learning framework

11 Hacker News commenters recommended Burn deep learning framework and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Rust deep learning framework that runs without Python, with autodiff and a libtorch backend option. Critics say it is still immature and not feature complete.

## Why people recommend it

- Works with libtorch backend (2 comments): "getting Burn running libtch backend was just a lot simpler" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47090187)) "Rust has tch and Burn which both work with libtorch" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45844535))

## What people warn about

- Immature and not feature complete (2 comments): "Native projects such as Candle or Burn are not feature complete yet, but I assume they'll eventually get there" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48107609)) "pure Rust rewrites (Candle, Burn, ...) are still immature and incomplete" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48453816))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [PyTorch](https://hackerapproved.com/p/pytorch.md): 131 recommend
- [MLX](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mlx.md): 75 recommend
- [JAX](https://hackerapproved.com/p/jax.md): 49 recommend
- [OpenCV](https://hackerapproved.com/p/opencv.md): 46 recommend
- [tinygrad](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tinygrad.md): 40 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Burn deep learning framework", https://hackerapproved.com/p/burn/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).