Turi Create
Simplify custom machine learning model development from Apple.
- Status
- UnmaintainedGitHub repository has been archived.
- Last checked
- Checked · Oct 13, 2026
- License
- Open source
- Pricing
- Free tier · from $0
What it is
Turi Create simplifies the process of developing custom machine learning models for recommendations, object detection, image classification, and more. It is designed to be accessible even if you're not a machine learning expert.
Turi Create stands out as a user-friendly, open-source platform from Apple that simplifies the creation of custom ML models without requiring deep expertise in machine learning.
When it fits — and when it doesn’t
A good fit for
Teams building recommendation engines who need a user-friendly ML platform
Developers integrating machine learning into iOS applications without extensive ML expertise
Projects requiring rapid prototyping of image classification models
Look elsewhere if
Scenarios where real-time data processing is critical and requires cloud-based solutions
Teams preferring cloud-hosted services for their machine learning needs over local development
Known weaknesses
Each one links to the public issue, changelog or docs page it came from, where we have one.
- 01
Limited language support
Primary support is for Python, with limited community-maintained SDKs for other languages.
- 02
Frequent breaking changes between versions
Version migrations often require significant code updates and rewrites due to API changes.
- 03
Small community and limited third-party integrations
Compared to larger platforms like TensorFlow or PyTorch, Turi Create has a smaller user base and fewer third-party tools and libraries available.
- 04
Performance issues with large datasets
Processing large-scale data can be slow due to memory management limitations within the framework.
What it does well
Simplified development of custom machine learning models
Support for recommendations, object detection, and image classification
Accessible to non-expert users
Open-source under BSD-3-Clause license
Pricing
- Free tier
- YesOpen source — free to use
- Paid from
- $0
- Model
- Flat rate
- Enterprise plan
- No
Pricing not independently confirmed — check the vendor’s page.
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