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

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