The Real Size of AI Frameworks: A Wake-Up Call

You Think You Know What You're Installing When someone says "just install PyTorch," you probably think "how bad can it be?" It's a deep learning library, right? A few hundred megabytes, maybe? Think again. I built pip-size to expose the hidden cost of Python packages. And what I found in the AI ecosystem is... shocking. The Numbers Don't Lie I ran pip-size on the most popular AI frameworks. Here are the results: Framework Package Size Total (with deps) torch 506.0 MB 2.5 GB 🤯 tensorflow 545.9 MB