---
title: "LocalAI vs vllm"
type: "comparison"
canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/mudler-localai-vs-vllm-project-vllm"
tools: ["mudler-localai", "vllm-project-vllm"]
---

# LocalAI vs vllm

Neutral, constraint-first comparison with live GitHub stats.

| | [LocalAI](/tools/mudler-localai.md) | [vllm](/tools/vllm-project-vllm.md) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tagline | LocalAI is the open-source AI engine. Run any model - LLMs, vision, voice, image, video - on any hardware. No GPU required. | A high-throughput and memory-efficient inference and serving engine for LLMs |
| Stars | 47,388 | 85,621 |
| Forks | 4,214 | 19,078 |
| Open issues | 208 | 5,598 |
| Language | Go | Python |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Categories | Inference & Serving, AI Agents, LLM Frameworks | Inference & Serving, Model Training |

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**Machine-readable endpoints**

- JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=mudler-localai`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=mudler-localai)
- LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt)
- Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt)

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