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Open dataset with public download links and paper references; no fee is listed on pile.eleuther.ai.
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- Open dataset with public download links and paper references; no fee is listed on pile.eleuther.ai.
The Pile
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The Pile is an 825 GiB open-source language modeling corpus from EleutherAI combining 22 high-quality sub-datasets for training large models. It ships as zstandard-compressed jsonlines hosted by the Eye with an accompanying arXiv paper.
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- Free access
- Open dataset with public download links and paper references; no fee is listed on pile.eleuther.ai.
- API access
- Not confirmed
Is The Pile right for you?
A good fit for
ML researchers reproducing or benchmarking LLMs who need a diverse pretraining mix beyond a single domain crawl.
Before you choose
Multi-hundred-gigabyte download and decompression requirements make local hosting costly; Eleuther does not provide managed training compute.
Open pretraining corpus
EleutherAI’s Pile bundles varied text sources to improve cross-domain generalization for large language model research and reproducibility efforts.
What it can do
Features & capabilities
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| Capability | Value | Evidence | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size | Homepage describes an 825 GiB diverse language modeling dataset composed of 22 component sets. | Facts sourced | 2026-10-04 |
| Format | Download instructions specify jsonlines compressed with zstandard. | Facts sourced | 2026-10-04 |
| Hosting | Site notes the Pile is hosted by the Eye archive with a linked arXiv paper. | Facts sourced | 2026-10-04 |
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The Pile pricing & plans
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What is The Pile used for?
The Pile is an 825 GiB open-source language modeling corpus from EleutherAI combining 22 high-quality sub-datasets for training large models. It ships as zstandard-compressed jsonlines hosted by the Eye with an accompanying arXiv paper.
Does The Pile have a free plan?
Open dataset with public download links and paper references; no fee is listed on pile.eleuther.ai.. This record lists ongoing free access; check the plan limits before starting.
How much does The Pile cost?
No paid monthly price is listed; this record treats the product as free to start. See the plan cards for entitlements, billing commitments and seat minimums.
Can I use The Pile through an API?
Not confirmed. API access and subscription access may have different terms; consult the linked sources.
What should I check before choosing it?
Multi-hundred-gigabyte download and decompression requirements make local hosting costly; Eleuther does not provide managed training compute.
Price history
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