LLM101n

Source

• Source kind: github-repository
• URL: https://github.com/karpathy/LLM101n
• Discovery source: https://github.com/karpathy/LLM101n
• License: NOASSERTION
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• Public mirror status: summary-only
• Content hash: 588112f56487a0933fb8b0b11ca4be6ce0d019cbfc1f20db6bb680dff0cece0c
• First seen: 2026-05-15
• Last changed: 2026-05-15

Classification

• Primary category: LLM training and inference systems
• Corpus source note: 2026-05-15-karpathy-public-corpus
• Project taxonomy: karpathy-project-taxonomy
• Idea map: karpathy-idea-map
• Topic hub: karpathy-public-work

Summary

LLM101n: Let’s build a Storyteller --- !!! NOTE: this course does not yet exist. It is current being developed by $1.UntilitisreadyIamarchivingthisrepo!!!---!$1 What I cannot create, I do not understand. -Richard Feynman In this course we will build a Storyteller AI Large Language Model (LLM). Hand in hand, you’ll be able to create, refine and illustrate little $1 with the AI. We are going to build everything end-to-end from basics to a functioning web app similar to ChatGPT, from scratch in Python, C and CUDA, and with minimal computer science prerequisites. By the end you should have a relatively de…

What This Teaches

• How modern LLM training or inference can be reduced to compact, inspectable systems.
• Useful as a reference for building mental models of GPT-style models without hiding behind framework scale.

Why It Matters

This is high-priority for Vipin because it connects directly to LLM systems, evaluation, and research implementation judgment.

Repository Snapshot

• Full name: karpathy/LLM101n
• Default branch: master
• HEAD: c6de374acd4b57b6fea3b1a1b6e945d58f19cd30
• Stars at crawl: 36913
• Forks at crawl: 2017
• File count: 2
• README path: README.md
• License path: “
• Created: 2024-05-27T00:23:38Z
• Updated: 2026-05-15T19:19:12Z
• Pushed: 2024-08-01T01:20:33Z

Top-Level Structure

• [root]: 2

File Extension Profile

• .jpg: 1
• .md: 1

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Sample File Tree

• llm101n.jpg
• README.md

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