---
title: "ZhiLight"
type: "tool"
slug: "zhihu-zhilight"
canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/tools/zhihu-zhilight"
github_url: "https://github.com/zhihu/ZhiLight"
homepage_url: null
stars: 905
forks: 103
primary_language: "C++"
license: "Apache-2.0"
archived: false
categories: ["model-training", "llm-frameworks", "inference-serving"]
tags: ["deepseek-r1", "llama", "llm", "cuda", "llm-serving", "gpt", "llm-inference", "inference-engine"]
updated_at: "2026-07-11T11:44:20.04926+00:00"
---

# ZhiLight

> A highly optimized LLM inference acceleration engine for Llama and its variants.

A highly optimized LLM inference acceleration engine for Llama and its variants.

## Facts

- Repository: https://github.com/zhihu/ZhiLight
- Stars: 905 · Forks: 103 · Open issues: 6 · Watchers: 52
- Primary language: C++
- License: Apache-2.0
- Last pushed: 2026-03-18T02:47:55+00:00

## Trust & health

_Signals computed from public GitHub metadata. Not a security guarantee._

- Maintenance: Slowing (computed 2026-07-11T11:44:18.523Z)
- Security scan: No lockfile (0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium, 0 low) · last scan 2026-07-11T11:44:19.042Z
- Full report: [trust report](/tools/zhihu-zhilight/trust.md) · [JSON](https://www.graphcanon.com/api/graphcanon/tools/zhihu-zhilight/trust)

## Categories

- [Model Training](/categories/model-training.md)
- [LLM Frameworks](/categories/llm-frameworks.md)
- [Inference & Serving](/categories/inference-serving.md)

## Tags

deepseek-r1, llama, llm, cuda, llm-serving, gpt, llm-inference, inference-engine

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**Machine-readable endpoints**

- JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/tools/zhihu-zhilight`](/api/graphcanon/tools/zhihu-zhilight)
- LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt)
- Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt)

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