PyTorch is an open-source deep-learning framework for building, training, and deploying neural networks with Python and C++ APIs. It is used by...
Pros
- Far more flexible for custom models than Darknet
- Large ecosystem of vision libraries and pretrained models
- Excellent debugging and eager-execution workflow
Cons
- Requires substantially more code to build an object-detection pipeline
- Higher framework and dependency overhead than Darknet
- Deployment often needs separate tools such as TorchScript or ONNX
Free, open source