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GPUStack vs Xinference: catalog facts
GPUStack	Xinference
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source.
Self-hosted	macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
Pools GPUs across machines for model serving Supports vLLM and SGLang inference engines	Serves language, speech and multimodal models from one place API designed as a drop-in replacement for GPT calls
Aimed at GPU servers and clusters rather than a single laptop Needs server administration skills to set up	Aimed at developers rather than casual users Requires setup and suitable hardware for larger models
Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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