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Running AI at scale

vLLM

Serves AI models to many users at once, quickly and at lower cost.

Research-backed

What it does

vLLM is software companies use to run AI models on servers and answer lots of people at the same time. It manages the computer's memory cleverly, so the same hardware can handle many more requests.

It started as a university research project at UC Berkeley and is now used widely by companies hosting their own AI models.

It's infrastructure: you won't see it, but it may be what's answering when you use an AI service.

Who it's for

Engineering teams running AI models in production.

Can I use it without coding?

Developers only. Needs server hardware (usually graphics cards) and technical setup. New to this? Start here.

Can I run it?

Cost
FreeNothing to pay or sign up for.
Runs on
Server
Computer
Made for servers or data centres
Privacy
Runs on your own device: your data stays with you
API key
Not needed

Try it

Using Claude Code, Cursor or another AI coding assistant? Paste the prompt and it will walk you through the setup.New to this?

Before you install

  • Only download from the official GitHub page. Copies with similar names exist for many popular projects.
  • License (Apache-2.0): Permissive: free to use, change and share, including for business.
  • More on staying safe

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