Ollama vs llama.cpp vs LM Studio vs vLLM: Pick by Who's Using It
One person on one machine, or a team hitting one server? That single question decides it. Then licence, GPU and Mac support, and the API your app…
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The short answer
Pick by headcount. One person on one machine: Ollama if you want a command, LM Studio if you want a desktop app. Want every dial: llama.cpp. A team or an app hitting one model at the same time:…
Ollama: MIT licence, Mac, Windows, Linux, API on port 11434, parallel requests default to 1
llama.cpp: MIT licence, runs on the widest range of hardware, built-in server with slots and continuous batching
LM Studio: free desktop app but closed source, terms allow personal and internal business use
vLLM: Apache-2.0, Linux first, built for serving many users, one model per server
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Ollama vs llama.cpp vs LM Studio vs vLLM: Pick by Who's Using It