Best list · Reviewed June 2026

Best Inference Servers for Open Models

Compare vLLM, SGLang, TGI, LocalAI, LiteLLM, and BentoML for serving open models and routing inference.

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Top picks

  1. vLLM
  2. SGLang
  3. TGI
  4. LiteLLM
  5. LocalAI
  6. BentoML

Grouped recommendations

Best throughput baseline

vLLM

Best to test for modern models

SGLang

Best Hugging Face path

TGI

Best gateway layer

LiteLLM

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