# LMDeploy vs NVIDIA Triton Inference Server

| Attribute | LMDeploy | NVIDIA Triton Inference Server |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 43.8 (23% (low)) | 48.2 (24% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 66 | 12 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 2 | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | 8,023 | 10,939 |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A software framework that enables developers to compress, deploy, and serve large language models with quantization optimization, multiple inference engines, and compatibility across various model architectures. | An open-source platform that deploys AI models built with PyTorch, ONNX, TensorFlow, and other frameworks, supporting real-time and batch inference workloads. It runs on NVIDIA GPUs, CPUs, and accelerators, with integrations for Kubernetes orchestration and Prometheus monitoring in both cloud and on-premises environments. |
| integrations.count | 2 | 8 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"llm-compressor"},{"name":"OpenCompass"}]` | `[{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Prometheus"},{"name":"TensorRT"},{"name":"PyTorch"},{"name":"ONNX"},{"name":"OpenVINO"},{"name":"RAPIDS FIL"},{"name":"Python"}]` |
| language.primary | Python | Python |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | BSD-3-Clause |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"windows":true}` | `{"cli":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://lmdeploy.readthedocs.io/en/latest/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-20T12:17:08.568Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://developer.nvidia.com/triton-inference-server","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T14:45:54.530Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | open_source | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| release.cadence_days | 21 | 28 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| security.scorecard | - | 7 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":6,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=lmdeploy&per_page=100","last_12m":4,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=nvidia-genai-perf-eval&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Model Serving)

| Capability | LMDeploy | NVIDIA Triton Inference Server |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Continuous batching | - | - |
| Dynamic batching | - | - |
| Multi framework support | - | - |
| GPU acceleration | - | - |
| Multi GPU multi node | - | - |
| Quantization support | - | - |
| Openai compatible API | - | - |
| Autoscaling scale to zero | - | - |
| Multi model serving | - | - |
| Canary ab rollout | - | - |
| Kubernetes native | - | - |
| Open source | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:59:58.451Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*
