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llama.cpp vs vLLM
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Products (2)
| Attribute | llama.cpp | vLLM |
|---|---|---|
| Company | ggml.ai | vLLM project |
| Type | Open source | Open source |
| Popularity rank | #25 9places up | #23 2places down |
| Trend 7d | +3% | +12% |
| Momentum 30d | +40% | -31% |
| Wikipedia views 28d | 11K | — |
| HN stories 28d | 13 | 15 |
| Entry price | — | — |
| Free tier | Unknown | Unknown |
| Enterprise plan | Unknown | Unknown |
| Open source | Yes (MIT) | Yes (Apache-2.0) |
| Deployment | local | local, on-prem |
| Platforms | — | — |
| Text | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reasoning | – | – |
| Coding | – | – |
| Image generation | – | – |
| Video generation | – | – |
| Speech | – | – |
| Web search | – | – |
| Deep research | – | – |
| Agents | – | – |
| Computer use | – | – |
| File analysis | – | – |
| Memory | – | – |
| API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Local / offline | ✓ | ✓ |
| Linked models | — | — |
| GitHub stars | 129,845 | 92,911 |
| Launched | 10 Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| Last tracked event | 8d ago | 3mo ago |
| Price data freshness | Not verified | Not verified |
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