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Xinference vs OpenLLM: catalog facts
XinferenceOpenLLM
Free

Free and open source.

Free

Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence; BentoCloud hosting is a separate…

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
  • One command starts an OpenAI-compatible server
  • Wide catalogue of open models, plus custom model repositories
  • Aimed at developers rather than casual users
  • Requires setup and suitable hardware for larger models
  • Many models require large GPUs
  • Aimed at developers rather than desktop users
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 Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 26, 2026

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