CatBoost vs. LightGBM vs. XGBoost

Which is the best algorithm?

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CatBoost (Category Boosting), LightGBM (Light Gradient Boosted Machine), and XGBoost (eXtreme Gradient Boosting) are all gradient boosting algorithms. Before diving into their similarity and differences in terms of characteristics and performance, we must understand the term ensemble learning and how it relates to gradient boosting.