torchao.qmd

---
title: "PyTorch ao"
description: "Custom data types and layouts for training and inference"
---

### Installation

Stable Release from the PyTorch index

```bash
pip install torchao --extra-index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu121 # full options are cpu/cu118/cu121/cu124
```


Nightly release

```bash
pip install --pre torchao-nightly --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/nightly/cu121 # full options are cpu/cu118/cu121/cu124
```