TGI

Hugging Face's production text server
Inference serverInference serverApache-2.0Self-hostedRustAdvanced
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What is TGI?

Text Generation Inference (TGI) is Hugging Face's production-grade server for deploying and serving LLMs, with continuous batching, quantization and tight Hub integration.

Why people choose TGI

TGI at a glance

CategoryInference server
TypeInference server
LicenseApache-2.0
Runs locallySelf-hosted
Built withRust
Skill levelAdvanced
Best forteams in the Hugging Face ecosystem

Open-source alternatives to TGI

Other open-source inference server tools worth comparing:

vLLMHigh-throughput serving for productionSGLangFast serving with structured outputsLMDeployToolkit for compressing and serving LLMsAphrodite EngineHigh-throughput LLM servingTensorRT-LLMPeak throughput on NVIDIA GPUsOpenLLMServe any open model as an OpenAI API in one commandKTransformersRun huge MoE models on one consumer GPURay ServeScale model serving across a clusterBentoMLPackage any model into a production API

TGI head-to-head

TGI vs vLLMTGI vs SGLangTGI vs LMDeployTGI vs Aphrodite EngineTGI vs TensorRT-LLMTGI vs OpenLLMTGI vs KTransformersTGI vs Ray ServeTGI vs BentoML

FAQ

Is TGI free?

TGI is free and open-source (Apache-2.0 license), so you can use, self-host and modify it at no cost.

Can I run TGI locally?

Yes. TGI is designed to run on your own machine or server, keeping your data private.

What is the best alternative to TGI?

Popular open-source alternatives include vLLM, SGLang, LMDeploy. See the comparisons above to choose.

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