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Rapid-MLX vs vLLM

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Rapid-MLX

The fastest local AI engine for Apple Silicon. 4.2x faster than Ollama, 0.08s cached TTFT, 100% tool calling. 17 tool parsers, prompt cache, reasoning separation, cloud routing.

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vLLM

A high-throughput and memory-efficient inference and serving engine for LLMs

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Rapid-MLX vs vLLM, compared on checked facts
MeasureRapid-MLXvLLM
Latest version0.16.8 (for 22 Oct 2026)Checked GitHub0.32.0 (for 18 Oct 2026)Checked GitHub
GitHub stars3,845Checked github api via nightly crawl, recovered from git history 20e874270887c1008f860ee0198e461a23c9e43892,700Checked github api via nightly crawl, recovered from git history 20e874270887c1008f860ee0198e461a23c9e438

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