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The most comprehensive curated list of Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, NLP, LLM and Data Science libraries for PHP.

Inspired by awesome-php and the broader Awesome ecosystem.

Goal: make it easy to build intelligent systems with PHP — from classic ML to modern LLM-based workflows.

Want to add a project? See the Contributing section below for inclusion criteria and submission guidance.

Contents
Requirements
What is this?
How to use this list
Quick Start
Example "recipes"
Recommended core stack
Legend
Machine Learning
Deep Learning & Neural Networks
Natural Language Processing
Computer Vision, Image & Video Processing
Math, Statistics & Linear Algebra
Core ML Infrastructure
LLMs & AI APIs
Embeddings & Vector Search
Data Processing
Interop & Model Serving
Tools & Utilities
Laravel & Framework Integrations
Symfony & Framework Integrations
WordPress Integrations
Resources
Support this project

Requirements

PHP Version Requirements:

Minimum: PHP 7.4+ (most libraries already support PHP 8.1+/8.2+)
Recommended: PHP 8.1+ for best performance and features
Latest features: PHP 8.2+ for some cutting-edge libraries

Common dependencies:

Extensions: mbstring, curl, json, gd (for image processing)
Optional: redis, pdo_pgsql (for vector search), ffi (for native bindings)

Memory considerations:

Basic ML: 256MB+ RAM
Neural networks: 512MB+ RAM
Large datasets: 1GB+ RAM recommended

What is this?

Curated list of PHP libraries and tools for Machine Learning, AI, NLP, LLMs and Data Science.
Focused on code-first resources: packages, SDKs, frameworks, and building blocks.
Aimed at PHP developers who want to add intelligent features to existing apps or build new AI-powered systems.

How to use this list

Classic ML / traditional models – start with php-ai/php-ml and RubixML/RubixML.
LLM-powered apps & agents – see LLMs & AI APIs, Embeddings & Vector Search, and framework integrations (Laravel/Symfony).
RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) – combine php-rag with vector databases like pgvector or Meilisearch.
Numerical computing & math – explore Core ML Infrastructure for tensors and matrices, and Math, Statistics & Linear Algebra for statistics and related math.
Production integration – use Interop & Model Serving and framework integrations to wire models into real apps.

Quick Start

For beginners new to PHP ML/AI:

# Install a core ML library
composer require rubix/ml
composer require php-ai/phpml

# Install LLM client
composer require openai-php/client

# Install vector search for RAG
composer require llphant/llphant

Basic examples:

Classification: Use RubixML/RubixML with KNearestNeighbors for simple classification tasks
LLM integration: Use openai-php/client to call GPT models from PHP
Text analysis: Use php-ai/php-ml for sentiment analysis and tokenization
Vector search: Use LLPhant/LLPhant with pgvector for semantic search

Example "recipes"

I want to build a Laravel RAG app
Use an LLM client like 🌟 openai-php/client, embeddings + vector search via 🌟 LLPhant/LLPhant with 🌟 pgvector/pgvector or 🌟 meilisearch/meilisearch-php, and orchestrate agents/RAG flows with 🌟 neuron-core/neuron-ai, integrating into Laravel using 🌟 openai-php/laravel and the packages under Laravel & Framework Integrations.
I only need translation or vision
For translation, see 🌟 deepl-php and 🌟 googleapis/google-cloud-php under Interop & Model Serving. For image/vision workloads, combine Computer Vision, Image & Video Processing libraries with cloud AI services via 🌟 symfony/ai or openai-php/client from LLMs & AI APIs.

Recommended core stack

These are opinionated defaults you can reach for when you just want something that works in production.

General ML: 🌟 RubixML/RubixML for end-to-end ML pipelines.
LLM clients: 🌟 openai-php/client and 🌟 google-gemini-php/client for major model providers.
Embeddings & vector search: 🌟 LLPhant/LLPhant with 🌟 pgvector/pgvector, 🌟 pgvector/pgvector-php, 🌟 meilisearch/meilisearch-php or 🌟 algolia/algoliasearch-client-php.
Data processing: 🌟 flow-php/flow for typed ETL-style pipelines.
Interop with Python ML: 🌟 swoole/phpy to call into the Python ecosystem when needed.

Legend

Not all projects are tagged yet – we're gradually adding markers as the ecosystem evolves. Treat them as rough guidance, not strict rules.

🌟 – widely used / production-ready projects
🧪 – experimental or research-oriented projects
⚠️ – projects with limited maintenance, older APIs, or niche usage; review before using in new projects

Machine Learning

Core PHP libraries for supervised/unsupervised learning, classification, regression, and clustering.

🌟 CodeWithKyrian/transformers-php – A PHP toolkit for running Hugging Face–style Transformer models with ONNX Runtime (text generation, summarization, classification, etc.)
⚠️ danielefavi/brainy – Simple PHP class for neural networks and machine learning
dr-que/polynomial-regression – Polynomial regression for PHP
⚠️ pecl/svm – PHP extension providing bindings to the LIBSVM library for Support Vector Machine classification and regression
🌟 php-ai/php-ml – Core machine learning algorithms for PHP
php-ai/php-ml-examples – Practical examples for PHP-ML
sphamster/bayes – Naive Bayes classifier implementation in PHP for probabilistic classification tasks

Deep Learning & Neural Networks

PHP libraries for neural networks, deep learning architectures, and advanced learners built on tensors.

🧪 rindow/rindow-neuralnetworks – Deep learning framework for PHP providing neural network layers, training utilities, and GPU/accelerated backends via the Rindow numerical computing ecosystem
🌟 RubixML/RubixML – High-level ML framework with pipelines and datasets

Natural Language Processing

Text processing, tokenization, language detection, sentiment analysis and other NLP tasks in PHP.

⚠️ angeloskath/php-nlp-tools – Natural Language Processing tools
davmixcool/php-sentiment-analyzer – Lightweight PHP library for sentiment analysis using lexical rules
friteuseb/nlp_tools – Extension for NLP methods and text analysis
⚠️ googlei18n/myanmar-tools – Myanmar text encoding detection and Zawgyi ↔ Unicode conversion using a trained model (includes PHP support)
⚠️ patrickschur/language-detection – Language detection library
🧪 RubixML/Sentiment – Example project demonstrating sentiment analysis with a neural network (IMDB reviews) using Rubix ML in PHP
voku/stop-words – Stop word lists for many languages
yooper/php-text-analysis – Sentiment analysis and NLP tools

Computer Vision, Image & Video Processing

Image manipulation, preprocessing, and computer vision workloads from PHP.

🧪 aschmelyun/subvert - Generate subtitles, summaries, and chapters from videos in seconds
🌟 Intervention/image – Image manipulation library for CV preprocessing
jcupitt/vips – Fast image processing library with PHP bindings
🧪 mailmug/php-dlib – PHP extension for Dlib, supporting face detection, facial landmarks, face recognition descriptors, CNN detection, and clustering
🧪 php-opencv/php-opencv – OpenCV bindings for PHP

Math, Statistics & Linear Algebra

Numerical computing, matrix operations, statistics, and related math foundations for ML and data science in PHP.

🌟 brick/math – Arbitrary-precision arithmetic for PHP (BigInteger, BigDecimal, BigRational)
🌟 Hi-Folks/statistics – Probability distributions and statistical functions library for PHP
🌟 markrogoyski/math-php – Math library for linear algebra, statistics, and calculus
mcordingley/LinearAlgebra – Stand-alone linear algebra library
⚠️ NumPHP/NumPHP – Math library for scientific computing

Core ML Infrastructure

Low-level building blocks for numerical computing, tensors, and model execution in PHP.

Numerical computing & tensors

🌟 RubixML/Tensor – N-dimensional tensors for numerical computing
🌟 RubixML/numpower – High-performance numerical computing library inspired by NumPy
🧪 rindow/rindow-math-matrix – Foundational package for scientific matrix operations
🧪 phpmlkit/ndarray – Multidimensional array (ndarray) implementation for PHP inspired by NumPy, useful for numerical computing and machine learning workloads

Model execution & runtimes

🌟 ankane/onnxruntime-php – Run ONNX models from PHP
FFI – Native C/C++ bindings in PHP for high-performance ML inference
phpmlkit/onnxruntime – High-performance ONNX Runtime bindings for PHP using FFI, enabling inference of models from PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn and other frameworks

Interoperability

🌟 swoole/phpy – Bridge for calling Python from PHP via a runtime bridge

Ecosystems

phpmlkit (GitHub org) – Collection of high-performance ML infrastructure libraries for PHP, including NDArray (NumPy-like arrays) and ONNX Runtime bindings

LLMs & AI APIs

Clients, SDKs, and frameworks for calling hosted LLMs and other AI providers from PHP.

aiaccess/ai-access – Unified PHP AI client providing a consistent interface for multiple providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, DeepSeek, Grok) with support for chat, embeddings, batch processing, and provider switching
🧪 adrienbrault/instructrice – Typed LLM outputs in PHP with flexible schema support (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, etc.) and type-safe handling of structured responses
ArdaGnsrn/ollama-php – A PHP client library for the Ollama LLM server, enabling completions, chat, model management, and embeddings via Ollama's API
Clarifai/clarifai-php-grpc – Official Clarifai gRPC PHP client for accessing Clarifai's AI APIs (vision and text recognition)
cognesy/instructor-php – Structured-output helper for LLM responses
deepseek-php/deepseek-php-client – PHP client library for integrating with the DeepSeek AI API, providing a fluent API for model queries, streaming results, and support for multiple HTTP clients and models
🌟 dtyq/magic – Open-source enterprise AI agent platform with generalist agents, workflow orchestration, IM integration, collaborative office features, and support for multiple LLMs
elastic/elasticsearch-chatgpt-php – Experimental PHP library that uses ChatGPT to translate natural language into Elasticsearch DSL queries and perform semantic search over your indices
FunkyOz/mulagent – Multi-agent orchestration framework for LLM applications
🌟 google-gemini-php/client – Gemini PHP is a community-maintained PHP API client that allows you to interact with the Gemini AI API
⚠️ HosonoDE/EasyAI-PHP – High-level AI integration library for PHP that simplifies using LLMs
🧪 carmelosantana/php-agents – PHP framework for building AI agents with tool use, provider abstraction and multi-model support
🌟 kambo-1st/langchain-php A PHP port of the LangChain framework for building composable LLM-powered applications
🌟 llm-agents-php/agents – LM Agents is a PHP library for building and managing Language Model (LLM) based agents
llm-agents-php/prompt-generator – Prompt generator for LLM agents with interceptors
ModelFlow-AI (GitHub org) – Collection of PHP packages for unified access to AI models, embeddings, and chat (OpenAI, Mistral, Ollama)
mozex/anthropic-php – Community-maintained PHP API client for the Anthropic (Claude) AI API, supporting messages, streaming, tool use, and batch processing
mzarnecki/php-rag – PHP RAG toolkit for connecting vector search and LLMs in retrieval-augmented workflows
🌟 openai-php/client – Official OpenAI PHP client
🌟 orhanerday/open-ai – Popular OpenAI PHP SDK
prism-php/bedrock – AWS Bedrock provider for the Prism PHP framework, adding Bedrock LLM and embeddings support to Laravel Prism integrations
sarfraznawaz2005/ai-team – Package to build and run collaborative teams of AI members with role/task assignments
SearchAugmentedLLM – PHP search-augmented LLM tool that performs web search, extracts, chunks and ranks content to provide context for LLM responses (ideal for RAG applications)
skito/aipi-php – Universal API client for common AI models in PHP, offering a unified interface to interact with multiple LLM providers
softcreatr/php-mistral-ai-sdk – PHP SDK for the Mistral AI API, providing an easy wrapper to call Mistral's LLM and AI endpoints (chat, embeddings, fine-tuning etc.)
takaaki-mizuno/php-llm-json-adapter – Adapter to normalize and return LLM responses as structured JSON using JSON Schema, with support for multiple providers (OpenAI, Gemini, Bedrock, Ollama)
thojou/php-llm-documents – PHP library for LLM-based document processing (splitting, embeddings, vector store, search) inspired by LangChain/DocTran
utopia-php/agents – Simple, lightweight PHP library for AI agent orchestration with multi-provider support (OpenAI, Anthropic, Deepseek, Perplexity, XAI)

Agents & Tooling / MCP

logiscape/mcp-sdk-php – PHP SDK for building Model Context Protocol (MCP) clients and servers to connect LLMs with external tools and services
🧪 manuelkiessling/php-ai-tool-bridge – PHP library for defining AI “tool functions” that let LLMs interact with application code and external services using structured JSON schemas
prism-php/relay – MCP client for Prism that lets PHP/Laravel AI agents connect to external Model Context Protocol servers and use their tools
🧪 symfony/mcp-sdk – Symfony's experimental PHP SDK for building Model Context Protocol (MCP) clients and servers

Speech & Text-to-Speech

b7s/fluentvox – Fluent PHP API for state-of-the-art text-to-speech and voice cloning (Resemble AI's Chatterbox), with CLI, GPU acceleration, and multilingual support
b7s/whisper-php – PHP wrapper/client for Whisper speech-to-text (ASR), enabling audio transcription via Whisper models

Tokenizers & Prompt Utilities

CodeWithKyrian/tokenizers-php – PHP bindings for Hugging Face Tokenizers, enabling fast tokenization for transformer and LLM models
Gioni06/GPT3Tokenizer – PHP tokenizer compatible with GPT-3 style models
HelgeSverre/toon-php – PHP implementation of TOON, a compact data format for reducing token usage when sending structured data to LLMs
yethee/tiktoken-php – PHP implementation of OpenAI's tiktoken tokenizer for token counting and optimization

Embeddings & Vector Search

Libraries for generating embeddings and performing vector similarity search from PHP applications.

🌟 algolia/algoliasearch-client-php – Algolia search client
CodeWithKyrian/chromadb-php – PHP client for ChromaDB, enabling vector similarity search and embedding storage for AI and RAG applications
hkulekci/qdrant-php – PHP client for the Qdrant vector database, enabling vector similarity search and embedding storage for AI and RAG applications
llm-agents-php/vector-storage – LLM Agents Vector Storage
🌟 LLPhant/LLPhant – Comprehensive PHP generative AI framework supporting LLMs, embeddings, vector search and more
🌟 meilisearch/meilisearch-php – Client for Meilisearch search engine
🌟 pgvector/pgvector – Vector similarity search extension for PostgreSQL
🌟 pgvector/pgvector-php – PHP client for pgvector on PostgreSQL
probots-io/pinecone-php – PHP client for Pinecone vector database used in semantic search and RAG pipelines
redis-applied-ai/redis-vector-php – PHP client for Redis Vector Library (RedisVL) to support vector similarity search and AI-oriented queries
voyanara/milvus-php-sdk – PHP SDK for Milvus vector database API v2

Data Processing

ETL, data pipelines, serialization, and transformation utilities for preparing data for ML and analytics in PHP.

🌟 cocur/slugify – Converts strings into URL-friendly slugs, includes integrations for many frameworks
🌟 flow-php/flow – Data processing and ETL framework for PHP with typed pipelines
league/csv – CSV data processing
🌟 php-ds/ext-ds – PHP Data Structures extension: efficient vectors, maps, sets, etc.
spatie/data-transfer-object – Strongly typed DTOs
symfony/serializer – Data normalization & serialization

Interop & Model Serving

Bridging PHP with native libraries, external services, and runtimes for deploying and serving ML and LLM models.

🌟 deepl-php – Official PHP client library for the DeepL API, enabling high-quality language translation via DeepL's AI/ML service
distantmagic/resonance – Asynchronous PHP framework (Swoole-based) for building AI-powered, IO-intensive applications, with built-in web server, LLM integration (llama.cpp), WebSockets, and ML model serving capabilities
FFI – Native C/C++ bindings for ML inference
🧪 garyblankenship/mcp-php – PHP example of a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for connecting LLMs with application logic
🌟 googleapis/google-cloud-php – Official PHP client library for Google Cloud APIs (including ML/AI services like Vision, Translate, AutoML, Vertex AI, etc.)
grpc/grpc-php – gRPC client for model services
🧪 HossamBalaha/Deep-Learning-Classification-System-using-PHP-and-Keras – Example system showing how to integrate a Keras deep learning classifier with a PHP backend
🌟 neuron-core/neuron-ai – PHP agentic AI framework for building and orchestrating LLMs, RAG etc
nlpcloud/nlpcloud-php – PHP client for the NLP Cloud API (access NLP/ML services like NER, sentiment analysis, summarization, text generation, embeddings, translation, and more)

Tools & Utilities

Supporting tools, debugging helpers, logging, and HTTP/CLI utilities commonly used in ML and AI workflows.

🧪 apphp/pretty-print – Pretty-print PHP arrays and numeric data for ML debugging
🧪 context-hub/generator – Context-as-Code (CTX) tool that extracts and organizes codebase context into structured documents and MCP servers for LLM-assisted development
guanguans/ai-commit – AI-powered CLI to automatically generate conventional Git commit messages
joshembling/laragenie – AI chatbot/assistant for Laravel that indexes and understands your codebase via the command line (OpenAI + Pinecone)
🧪 mariorazo97/single-file-php-ai – Drop-in single-file PHP AI chat interface for Ollama and OpenAI, with no Node.js, Docker, database, or build step
nunomaduro/collision – CLI error handling (useful for ML tools)
psr/log – Logging standard
symfony/console – CLI applications
symfony/http-client – Robust HTTP client for AI APIs

Laravel & Framework Integrations

LLM & AI clients

artisan-build/llm – Laravel integration for multiple LLM providers (OpenAI, Azure, OpenRouter, etc.), simplifying usage of large language models in Laravel apps
BorahLabs/LLM-Port-Laravel – Laravel package for interchangeable LLM providers, allowing drop-in replacements of large language models
Capevace/llm-magic – Laravel-centric LLM toolkit with support for AI features like chat and structured data extraction
coding-wisely/taskallama – Laravel package for seamless integration with the Ollama LLM API for AI-powered content generation, task assistance, conversation and embeddings
grok-php/laravel – Laravel package for integrating Grok AI models
🌟 laravel/ai – The Laravel AI SDK: a unified, expressive Laravel API for interacting with AI providers (LLMs, images, embeddings, agents, tools)
🌟 laravel/boost – Official Laravel Boost: a development server and AI context provider that accelerates AI-assisted code generation by giving AI tools detailed insight into your Laravel app (MCP server, schema inspection, docs + guidelines)
maestroerror/laragent – AI agent development framework for Laravel: define agents, tools, workflows, and manage LLM interactions with an Eloquent-style API
moe-mizrak/laravel-openrouter – Laravel package to integrate OpenRouter LLM API
mozex/anthropic-laravel – Laravel integration for the Anthropic (Claude) AI API with Facades, config publishing, and testing fakes
🌟 neuron-core/neuron-laravel – Laravel integration for Neuron Core to build and orchestrate AI/LLM workflows
atlas-php/atlas – Laravel AI application framework for structuring agents, tools, prompts, and pipelines on top of Prism PHP
🌟 openai-php/laravel – Laravel OpenAI integration
opgginc/laravel-mcp-server – Laravel package for building secure Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers using Streamable HTTP/SSE, enabling real-time communication between LLM agents and application tools
PapaRascal2020/sidekick – Laravel package offering a unified syntax for working with multiple AI provider APIs (OpenAI, Claude, Cohere, Mistral)
🌟 php-mcp/laravel – – Laravel package for building Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers and exposing application tools to LLMs
shawnveltman/laravel-openai – Laravel wrapper for OpenAI
vizra-ai/vizra-adk – Laravel AI Agent Development Kit for building autonomous agents with tools, persistent memory, workflows, streaming, evaluations, tracing, and Prism-powered multi-model support
rahasistiyakofficial/laravel-ai-integration – This is a comprehensive, enterprise-ready package that provides seamless integration with multiple AI providers through a unified, elegant API

Data & DTO tools

jeremysalmon/LaravelLLMContext – Laravel package for managing and applying contextual data in LLM interactions
🌟 prism-php/prism – Unified Laravel-native interface for working with LLMs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Ollama, etc.), supporting text generation, structured outputs, tools/function calling, and multi-step AI workflows
spatie/laravel-data – Typed DTOs for API & AI responses

Localization & Translation

Capevace/ai-translations-for-laravel – Laravel package for automatically translating language files with LLMs, detecting missing translations, updating existing locales, validating translation files, and refining translations interactively
jayeshmepani/laravel-gemini-translator – Laravel Gemini AI Translation Extractor scans your Laravel project for translation keys, uses Google Gemini AI for translations, and generates language files automatically — streamlining and accelerating your localization workflow

Monitoring / Cost Control

🧪 subhashladumor1/laravel-ai-guard – Laravel package for tracking LLM token usage, estimating AI costs, enforcing per-user or per-tenant budgets, and preventing unexpected AI billing spikes

MCP / Tooling

RedberryProducts/mcp-client-laravel – Laravel-native MCP client for connecting to Model Context Protocol servers via HTTP or STDIO, retrieving tools and resources, and integrating external agent capabilities into Laravel apps

Prompt Management

🧪 prismaticoder/laravel-prompt-manager – Laravel package for managing, versioning, and testing AI prompts for LLM-powered applications
🧪 SabatinoMasala/laravel-llm-prompt – Lightweight Laravel helper for defining, templating, and composing LLM prompts using PHP classes with variable interpolation and dynamic prompt building

Search & vector search

🌟 laravel/scout – – Search abstraction (useful for vector search)
teamtnt/laravel-scout-tntsearch-driver – Local full-text search

Symfony & Framework Integrations

openai-php/symfony – OpenAI PHP for Symfony integration
🌟 symfony/ai – – Symfony AI: built-in AI components and bundles for Symfony apps
soleinjast/symfony-markdown-response-bundle – Symfony bundle that automatically serves Markdown versions of HTML responses to clients
🧪 symfony/ai-agent – Symfony AI Agent component for building agentic applications that interact with users, execute tasks, and manage workflows
🧪 symfony/ai-bundle – Symfony integration bundle that brings together Symfony AI components for agents, chat, platforms, stores, RAG, tools, and configuration
🧪 symfony/ai-platform – Experimental Symfony AI Platform component providing a unified abstraction for interacting with AI models, providers, messages, embeddings, speech, and provider-specific bridge packages
symfony/ai-store – Symfony AI component providing a vector store abstraction for semantic search and RAG workflows
symfony/mcp-bundle – Symfony bundle for exposing MCP tools, prompts, and resources over HTTP or STDIO using the official MCP SDK

WordPress Integrations

WordPress/php-ai-client – Provider-agnostic PHP AI SDK offering a unified API for interacting with multiple LLM providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, etc.), supporting text, image, speech, streaming, and multimodal operations

Resources

General

Awesome PHP
🧪 dykyi-roman/awesome-claude-code – Curated collection of commands, agents, skills, hooks, and tools for enhancing Claude Code AI workflows

Courses & Tutorials

Fun With OpenAI and Laravel – Laracasts series showing how to integrate OpenAI into Laravel apps
Laravel Cloud Skills – Interactive learning platform for building and deploying Laravel applications, including modern AI and cloud workflows

ML / AI Platforms

ONNX Runtime – Cross-platform, high performance ML inferencing and training accelerator
tensorflow/tfjs – JavaScript machine learning platform for training and running models in the browser or Node.js (TensorFlow.js)

Learning Resources

Artificial Intelligence with PHP (GitBook) – Guide and reference for doing AI/ML with PHP
🌟 AI for PHP Developers: Intuitive and Practical (GitBook) – Guide on AI with PHP in Russian / English
Build Your Own LLM in PHP (GitBook) – Guide to building an LLM from scratch in PHP
PHP FANN installation – Official PHP manual page for installing the FANN (Fast Artificial Neural Network) extension
PHP and LLMs (eBook) – Practical book on integrating and using large language models with PHP
PHP-ML Tutorials – Documentation for PHP-ML for machine learning
Rubix ML Docs – Comprehensive documentation for Rubix ML

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Contributing

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Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for details, including criteria for adding new projects (maintenance, documentation, tests, etc).

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