Self-hosted inference orchestrators compared: LocalAI, exo, GPUStack, vLLM

Nexlab compares self-hosted inference orchestrators as of September 2026, covering Ollama, llama.cpp, vLLM, LiteLLM, LocalAI, exo, Xinference, GPUStack, NVIDIA Dynamo, SkyPilot, and CoderAI. Ollama is best for single-machine quick starts; LocalAI supports multimodal and distributed modes but trails dedicated engines in throughput; exo achieves 3.2× speedup on Apple Silicon via Thunderbolt 5; GPUStack and Xinference offer enterprise consoles with metering. The post does not disclose specific performance numbers for non-LLM tasks like image or audio generation.