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About LMDeploy
LMDeploy is a toolkit for compressing, deploying, and serving large language models. It provides quantization, efficient inference, and a serving backend to reduce model size and latency.
Best for
Developers who need to compress and serve LLMs efficiently in production
Use cases
- Quantize LLMs to lower precision for faster inference
- Deploy and serve LLMs with a high-performance inference engine
- Integrate LLMs into production pipelines with minimal overhead
Notes
7,876 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-06-01. Licensed Apache-2.0.
Pros
- Strong quantization support reduces memory and speeds up inference
- High-performance serving backend with low latency
- Active community with frequent updates and 7.8k GitHub stars
Cons
- Limited to models compatible with its engine and quantization methods
- Documentation and examples may lag behind rapid development
- Requires Python and some familiarity with model deployment tooling
Key facts
What we have checked
- Latest version
- 0.18.0 (released 28 Sept 2026)
- GitHub stars
- 8,099
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Stars and usage
How LMDeploy is growing
7,876 to 8,099
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| MNN-LLMAlternative to this | Open source | Named in the listing | Not dated |
| OpenLLMAlternative to this | Open source | Named in the listing | Not dated |
| SGLangAlternative to this | Open source | Named in the listing | Not dated |
| TensorRT-LLMAlternative to this | Open source | Named in the listing | Not dated |
| vLLMAlternative to this | Open source | Named in the listing | Not dated |
| llama.cppThis is an alternative to it | App | Named in the listing | Not dated |
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- GitHubOfficial
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Changelog
What changed
Released 0.18.0
Released 0.17.0
Released 0.16.0
Released 0.15.0
Released 0.14.0
Released 0.14.0a2
Released 0.14.0a1
Released 0.13.0
Released 0.12.3
Released 0.12.2
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