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Compare adoption, momentum, maintenance health, and project basics before choosing which tool to evaluate deeper.
Welcome to the Llama Cookbook! This is your go to guide for Building with Llama: Getting started with Inference, Fine-Tuning, RAG. We also show you how to solve end to end problems using Llama model family and using them on various provider services
Best matched with other inference tools.
A high-throughput and memory-efficient inference and serving engine for LLMs
Best matched with other inference tools.
vllm has the larger GitHub footprint with 93.1K stars.
vllm is currently growing faster at +606 stars this week.
vllm has the stronger automated maintenance signal at 86/100. This is not a security or fit verdict.
Use these signals to narrow your choice, then confirm setup, license, and fit upstream.
| Signal | Llama Cookbook | vllm |
|---|---|---|
| Evidence status | Basic listing· 2026-10-04 09:13 UTC | Verified snapshot· 2026-10-04 09:19 UTC |
| GitHub stars | 18.6K | 93.1K |
| Weekly growth | -3 | +606 |
| Health score | Caution39/100 | Strong86/100 |
| Contributors | 140 | 2.6K |
| Commits per week | 0.0 | 208.8 |
| Open issues | 96 | 4.9K |
| Language | Jupyter Notebook | Python |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Last commit | 2026-05-19 18:42 UTC | 2026-10-04 06:11 UTC |
| Last release | v0.0.5 | v0.20.2 |
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