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vLLM
The score measures project health and popularity. It is not a hands-on review. How it works
A high-speed engine for serving language models to many users at once.
- For tinkerers
- Works on Linux
The openness label
- Code
- Open source, Apache-2.0
- Models
- Open weights
- Runs
- On your computer
- Real cost
- Free
What you need to run it
About 32 GB of memory. Graphics card with about 16 GB of video memory.
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- 96,770 stars on GitHub
- Last updated 2026-11-11
- Latest release v0.33.0rc3
Quick answers
Is vLLM free?
Yes. vLLM is free and open source, released under the Apache-2.0 license. There is nothing to buy and no subscription.
Does vLLM run on my own computer?
Yes. vLLM runs entirely on your own computer, so your files and prompts stay with you.
What do I need to run vLLM?
About 32 GB of memory. Graphics card with about 16 GB of video memory. It works on Linux.
Is vLLM still maintained?
Yes. The vLLM project was last updated on 2026-11-11.
Checked by Forkopolis on November 11, 2026.
