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LMDeploy vs Ollama

A like-for-like, spec-level comparison. Both entries are verified against their docs and repo.

LMDeploy

Efficient inference and serving for open models.

  • + Strong quantization and throughput optimizations
  • + Good support for InternLM and common open models
  • − Smaller community than vLLM
  • − Less Western documentation

Ollama

Run large language models locally with one command.

  • + Easiest path to running models locally
  • + Huge model library and OpenAI-compatible API
  • − Less throughput than dedicated serving engines
  • − Local hardware limits model size
Spec LMDeploy Ollama
Role Inference engine Inference engine
Tags inference-engine inference-engine
License Apache-2.0 MIT
Open source Yes Yes
Self-hostable Yes Yes
MCP support No No
Pricing free free
Price Free Free
Usage cost No model cost No model cost
Models multi local, multi
Languages python, cpp go
GitHub stars 7.9k 175.4k
Last activity 2026-07-03 2026-07-04