diff --git a/src/axolotl/core/trainer_builder.py b/src/axolotl/core/trainer_builder.py
index 616b1d4eb..9a12c5a06 100755
--- a/src/axolotl/core/trainer_builder.py
+++ b/src/axolotl/core/trainer_builder.py
@@ -30,7 +30,16 @@
 )
 from transformers.trainer_utils import seed_worker
 from transformers.utils import is_sagemaker_mp_enabled
-from trl import DPOConfig, DPOTrainer, KTOConfig, KTOTrainer, ORPOConfig, ORPOTrainer
+from trl import (
+    CPOConfig,
+    CPOTrainer,
+    DPOConfig,
+    DPOTrainer,
+    KTOConfig,
+    KTOTrainer,
+    ORPOConfig,
+    ORPOTrainer,
+)
 from trl.trainer.utils import pad_to_length
 
 from axolotl.loraplus import create_loraplus_optimizer
@@ -265,6 +274,18 @@ class AxolotlKTOConfig(AxolotlTrainingMixins, KTOConfig):
     """
 
 
+@dataclass
+class AxolotlCPOConfig(AxolotlTrainingMixins, CPOConfig):
+    """
+    CPO config for CPO training
+    """
+
+    simpo_gamma: Optional[float] = field(
+        default=None,
+        metadata={"help": "simpo gamma parameter"},
+    )
+
+
 class AxolotlTrainer(Trainer):
     """
     Extend the base Trainer for axolotl helpers
@@ -985,6 +1006,14 @@ class AxolotlKTOTrainer(KTOTrainer):
     tag_names = ["axolotl", "kto"]
 
 
+class AxolotlCPOTrainer(CPOTrainer):
+    """
+    Extend the base CPOTrainer for axolotl helpers
+    """
+
+    tag_names = ["axolotl", "cpo"]
+
+
 class TrainerBuilderBase(abc.ABC):
     """
     Base class for trainer builder
@@ -1707,6 +1736,8 @@ def build_training_arguments(self, total_num_steps):
             # default to saving each epoch if not defined
             training_args_kwargs["save_strategy"] = "epoch"
 
+        if self.cfg.rl_beta:
+            training_args_kwargs["beta"] = self.cfg.rl_beta
         if self.cfg.orpo_alpha:
             # trl does some odd mapping of alpha to beta to reuse the beta parameter ???
             training_args_kwargs["beta"] = self.cfg.orpo_alpha
@@ -1715,9 +1746,16 @@ def build_training_arguments(self, total_num_steps):
         training_args_cls = AxolotlDPOConfig
         if self.cfg.rpo_alpha is not None:
             training_args_kwargs["rpo_alpha"] = self.cfg.rpo_alpha
+
+        if self.cfg.rl == "simpo":
+            training_args_cls = AxolotlCPOConfig
+            training_args_kwargs["loss_type"] = "simpo"
+            training_args_kwargs["simpo_gamma"] = self.cfg.simpo_gamma
+            if self.cfg.cpo_alpha is not None:
+                training_args_kwargs["cpo_alpha"] = self.cfg.cpo_alpha
+
         if self.cfg.rl == "orpo":
             training_args_cls = AxolotlORPOConfig
-            training_args_kwargs["dataset_num_proc"] = self.cfg.dataset_processes
             training_args_kwargs["max_length"] = self.cfg.sequence_len
             if self.cfg.max_prompt_len:
                 training_args_kwargs["max_prompt_length"] = self.cfg.max_prompt_len
@@ -1725,7 +1763,6 @@ def build_training_arguments(self, total_num_steps):
         if self.cfg.rl == "kto":
             training_args_cls = AxolotlKTOConfig
 
-            training_args_kwargs["beta"] = self.cfg.rl_beta or 0.1
             training_args_kwargs["desirable_weight"] = (
                 self.cfg.kto_desirable_weight or 1.0
             )
@@ -1771,7 +1808,6 @@ def build(self, total_num_steps):
             ] = self.cfg.precompute_ref_log_probs
         if self.cfg.rl in ["dpo", "ipo"]:
             trainer_cls = AxolotlDPOTrainer
-            dpo_trainer_kwargs["beta"] = self.cfg.rl_beta or 0.1
             trainer_cls_args = [self.model, self.model_ref]
 
             # these aren't used for the ORPO trainer
@@ -1785,6 +1821,9 @@ def build(self, total_num_steps):
         elif self.cfg.rl in ["kto"]:
             trainer_cls = AxolotlKTOTrainer
             trainer_cls_args = [self.model]
+        elif self.cfg.rl in ["simpo"]:
+            trainer_cls = AxolotlCPOTrainer
+            trainer_cls_args = [self.model]
         else:
             raise ValueError(f"Unsupported RL: {self.cfg.rl}")
         dpo_trainer = trainer_cls(
diff --git a/src/axolotl/utils/config/models/input/v0_4_1/__init__.py b/src/axolotl/utils/config/models/input/v0_4_1/__init__.py
index 7f30283af..7397c7c73 100644
--- a/src/axolotl/utils/config/models/input/v0_4_1/__init__.py
+++ b/src/axolotl/utils/config/models/input/v0_4_1/__init__.py
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ class RLType(str, Enum):
     ipo = "ipo"  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
     orpo = "orpo"  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
     kto = "kto"  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
+    simpo = "simpo"  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
 
 
 class ChatTemplate(str, Enum):
@@ -644,6 +645,8 @@ class Config:
 
     orpo_alpha: Optional[float] = None
     rpo_alpha: Optional[float] = None
+    simpo_gamma: Optional[float] = None
+    cpo_alpha: Optional[float] = None
 
     kto_desirable_weight: Optional[float] = None
     kto_undesirable_weight: Optional[float] = None
diff --git a/src/axolotl/utils/trainer.py b/src/axolotl/utils/trainer.py
index 65c2d424e..c5a71e689 100644
--- a/src/axolotl/utils/trainer.py
+++ b/src/axolotl/utils/trainer.py
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ def prepare_optim_env(cfg):
 
 
 def setup_trainer(cfg, train_dataset, eval_dataset, model, tokenizer, total_num_steps):
-    if cfg.rl in ["dpo", "ipo", "orpo", "kto"]:
+    if cfg.rl in ["dpo", "ipo", "orpo", "kto", "simpo"]:
         trainer_builder = HFRLTrainerBuilder(cfg, model[0], tokenizer)
         trainer_builder.model_ref = model[1]
         trainer_builder.peft_config = model[2]