> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.priorlabs.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Overview

> A tabular foundation model that delivers strong predictions in seconds — no dataset-specific training required.

TabPFN is a pre-trained transformer trained on billions of synthetic datasets to “learn the learning process.” Instead of re-optimizing weights for every new dataset, TabPFN encodes inductive biases, priors, and optimization strategies and applies them to your data via in-context learning. That means one forward pass → high-quality predictions in seconds.

### How to access TabPFN

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  <Card title="API Client" icon="cloud-check" href="/api-reference/getting-started">
    The fastest way to get started with TabPFN. Access our models through the cloud without requiring local GPU resources.
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  <Card title="Python Package" icon="github" href="https://github.com/PriorLabs/tabpfn">
    Local installation for research and privacy-sensitive use cases with GPU support and a scikit-learn compatible interface.
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### Capabilities

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  <Card title="Classification" icon="bullseye" href="/capabilities/classification">
    Solve binary or multi-class classification problems with calibrated probabilities.
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  <Card title="Regression" icon="puzzle" href="/capabilities/regression">
    Estimate continuous values with uncertainty-aware outputs and minimal preprocessing.
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  <Card title="Forecasting" icon="line-chart" href="/capabilities/forecasting">
    Model time series (via TabPFN for forecasting) to predict future values and trends.
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  <Card title="Anomaly Detection" icon="search" href="/capabilities/anomaly-detection">
    Detect rare and anomalous samples using TabPFN.
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  <Card title="Data Generation" icon="clone" href="/capabilities/data-generation">
    Generate realistic synthetic tabular data with TabPFN.
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  <Card title="Fine Tuning" icon="gear" href="/capabilities/fine-tuning">
    Optimize TabPFN models to your own data with fine-tuning.
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<Note>
  Additional capabilities like survival analysis, statistical feature testing, and TabEBM-based augmentation, as well as additional examples, can be found in [`tabpfn-extensions`](https://github.com/PriorLabs/tabpfn-extensions#documentation).
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### Why teams choose TabPFN

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  <Card title="Accurate predictions in seconds" icon="zap">
    TabPFN reaches tuned-ensemble–level performance with near-instant training.
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  <Card title="No re-training required" icon="repeat">
    Skip repeated training loops. Simply update the context and TabPFN performs zero-shot inference.
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  <Card title="Familiar interface" icon="puzzle">
    Plug into any workflow with the familiar `scikit-learn` interface or through the Prior Labs API.
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  <Card title="Robust in the real world" icon="shield-check">
    Handles missing values, outliers, categorical & text features natively.
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  <Card title="Minimal preprocessing" icon="gear">
    Handles missing values, outliers, categorical & text features natively.
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  <Card title="Interpretable" icon="search">
    Returns calibrated probabilities and integrates SHAP for explainable outcomes.
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## Get Started

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  <Card title="Quickstart Guide" icon="rocket" href="/quickstart">
    Get up and running in minutes with step-by-step instructions
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