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LMDeploy vs OpenLLM: catalog facts
LMDeploy	OpenLLM
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence; BentoCloud hosting is a separate…
Self-hosted, Command line	Self-hosted, Command line
Combines model compression and serving in one toolkit Built for high-throughput inference	One command starts an OpenAI-compatible server Wide catalogue of open models, plus custom model repositories
Aimed at developers, not casual users Needs suitable GPU hardware for larger models	Many models require large GPUs Aimed at developers rather than desktop users
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026

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