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Xinference vs LMDeploy: catalog facts
Xinference	LMDeploy
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source.
macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line	Self-hosted, Command line
Serves language, speech and multimodal models from one place API designed as a drop-in replacement for GPT calls	Combines model compression and serving in one toolkit Built for high-throughput inference
Aimed at developers rather than casual users Requires setup and suitable hardware for larger models	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
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 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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