#llama.cpp

Choosing Your Inference Engine: llama.cpp, Ollama, and vLLM

llama.cpp, Ollama, and vLLM are not interchangeable. They solve different problems at different scales. This paper maps the architectural differences, performance characteristics, and deployment tradeoffs to help you pick the right engine for your workload — and understand why the wrong choice costs you in ways that are hard to undo.