llm-d alternatives
Curated alternatives to llm-d — and why you'd switch.
Ollama
Run Llama, Mistral and other open models locally with a single command and a clean API.
Why switchSame job — serve open models on your own hardware — at opposite scales: Ollama is one command on one machine; llm-d is a CNCF stack for multi-node GPU fleets. Outgrow one, reach for the other.
Full comparison →mesh-llm
Distributed LLM inference in Rust: pool GPUs across machines into one OpenAI-compatible endpoint — local fit first, mesh routing, and stage splits for models too large for any single box.
Why switchDistributed inference at opposite trust levels: llm-d orchestrates vLLM across a Kubernetes cluster you own; mesh-llm federates volunteer boxes over the open internet.
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