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Xinference vs QVAC: catalog facts
Xinference	QVAC
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under Apache-2.0.
macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line	Linux
Serves language, speech and multimodal models from one place API designed as a drop-in replacement for GPT calls	Runs models entirely on the local device Covers text, speech, images, OCR and translation
Aimed at developers rather than casual users Requires setup and suitable hardware for larger models	Large parts of the project are aimed at developers rather than end users Model performance depends on local hardware
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app
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 1, 2026

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