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TabbyAPI vs LMDeploy: catalog facts
TabbyAPI	LMDeploy
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line	Self-hosted, Command line
OpenAI-compatible endpoints for existing clients Lightweight server focused on ExLlama models	Combines model compression and serving in one toolkit Built for high-throughput inference
Only serves ExLlama-format models No built-in chat interface; pair it with a separate front end	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 not stated	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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