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LMDeploy vs Xinference: catalog facts
LMDeploy	Xinference
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source.
Self-hosted, Command line	macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
Combines model compression and serving in one toolkit Built for high-throughput inference	Serves language, speech and multimodal models from one place API designed as a drop-in replacement for GPT calls
Aimed at developers, not casual users Needs suitable GPU hardware for larger models	Aimed at developers rather than casual users Requires setup and suitable hardware for larger models
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
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 23, 2026

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