AI / ML Computer Vision stable
Detectron2
Meta's platform for object detection and segmentation
31.0K stars
300 contributors
Since 2019
Facebook AI Research platform for state-of-art object detection, instance segmentation, keypoint detection, and panoptic segmentation with extensive model zoo.
License
Apache-2.0
Min RAM
4 GB
Min CPUs
2 cores
Scaling
single_node
Complexity
advanced
Performance
enterprise grade
Self-hostable
✓
K8s native
✕
Offline
✓
Pricing
fully free
Docs quality
good
Vendor lock-in
none
Use cases
- ✓ Train custom object detection models for manufacturing QA
- ✓ Instance segmentation for autonomous driving
- ✓ Keypoint detection for pose estimation
- ✓ Panoptic segmentation for scene understanding
Anti-patterns / when NOT to use
- ✕ PyTorch only — no TensorFlow support
- ✕ Research-focused — production deployment needs extra work
- ✕ GPU required for reasonable performance
- ✕ Documentation assumes ML expertise
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Technical specs
Language
Python
API type
SDK
Protocols
HTTP
Deployment
pip
SDKs
python
Community
GitHub stars 31.0K
Contributors 300
Commit frequency monthly
Plugin ecosystem none
Backing Meta FAIR
Funding corporate
Release
Latest version
— Last release —
Since 2019
Best fit
Team size
solosmallmedium
Industries
automotivesecuritymanufacturinghealthcareretail