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

# vllm vs vllm-ascend

Neutral, constraint-first comparison with live GitHub stats.

| | [vllm](/tools/vllm-project-vllm.md) | [vllm-ascend](/tools/vllm-project-vllm-ascend.md) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tagline | A high-throughput and memory-efficient inference and serving engine for LLMs | Community maintained hardware plugin for vLLM on Ascend |
| Stars | 85,621 | 2,376 |
| Forks | 19,078 | 1,551 |
| Open issues | 5,598 | 2,324 |
| Language | Python | C++ |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Categories | Inference & Serving, Model Training | Inference & Serving |

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**Machine-readable endpoints**

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

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