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vLLM vs MLC LLM: catalog facts
vLLM	MLC LLM
Free Free and open source under the Apache-2.0 license.	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.
Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
High-throughput serving suited to production-scale local deployments Apache-2.0 licensed and actively developed	Broad hardware support across Vulkan, CUDA, ROCm, Metal and WebGPU OpenAI-compatible REST server
Aimed at developers deploying models rather than casual end users Requires appropriate GPU hardware for good performance	Aimed at developers rather than casual users Model compilation adds setup steps
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app
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 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026

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