Xinference

An open-source inference server for running language, speech and multimodal models through one API.

FreeOpen sourcemacOSLinuxSelf-hostedCommand line
Official websitegithub.com

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About Xinference

Xinference runs open-source language, speech and multimodal models on a laptop, on on-premises servers or in the cloud. It serves them all through one unified API. According to the project, an application written for GPT can switch to another model by changing a single line of code.

The project includes a web frontend and monitoring components, and it suits developers and small teams who want to host several kinds of models themselves behind a consistent interface.

Strengths

  • Serves language, speech and multimodal models from one place
  • API designed as a drop-in replacement for GPT calls
  • Runs on a laptop or scales to servers

Limitations

  • Aimed at developers rather than casual users
  • Requires setup and suitable hardware for larger models

Details

Pricing
FreeFree and open source.
License
Open source, license not stated
Developer
Xorbits
Platforms
macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
How it runs
Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Best suited for
Developers self-hosting several AI models behind one API
Last verified
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Provenance
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Xinference as an alternative

Listings that name Xinference as an alternative.

  • Foundry Local

    Microsoft's tool for downloading and running AI models entirely on your own device.

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    Xinference is an open-source server offering a GPT-style drop-in API for language, speech and multimodal models, on macOS and Linux and scaling to servers.

  • TabbyAPI

    A lightweight, OpenAI-compatible API server for running ExLlama-format language models on your own hardware.

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    Xinference serves language, speech and multimodal models behind one GPT-compatible API on macOS, Linux or servers, but has no Windows listing.

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