vLLM
Data confidence: HighFast LLM inference engine. High-throughput serving for LLMs.
vLLM has a Developer Momentum Index of 27, ranking #11 of 262 companies. Key metrics include 5.6M monthly package downloads, 72.3K GitHub stars.
Developer Adoption
Developer Adoption
Package downloads and ecosystem metrics, 30-day window
Active Contributors Trend
github contributors remained stable at 342 over the last 90 days.
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| Date | github contributors |
|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2026 | 342 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | 342 |
npm Dependents Trend
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npm Download Trend
npm Downloads remained stable at 30,239 over the last 90 days.
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| Date | npm downloads |
|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2026 | 30,239 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | 30,239 |
PyPI Download Trend
PyPI Downloads declined from 5,528,583 to 5,527,319 over the last 90 days.
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| Date | pypi downloads |
|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2026 | 5,528,583 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | 5,527,319 |
Key Signals
Developer Community Metrics
Metrics computed from HN discussion, GitHub activity, and funding data.
Category Benchmark
75 AI Infrastructure companies30-Day Trends
npm Downloads
npm Downloads remained stable at 30,239 over the last 90 days.
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| Date | npm downloads |
|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2026 | 30,239 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | 30,239 |
PyPI Downloads
PyPI Downloads declined from 5,528,583 to 5,527,319 over the last 90 days.
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| Date | pypi downloads |
|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2026 | 5,528,583 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | 5,527,319 |
GitHub Stars
GitHub Stars grew from 70,264 to 72,278 (+2.9%) over the last 90 days.
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| Date | github stars |
|---|---|
| Feb 7, 2026 | 70,264 |
| Feb 8, 2026 | 70,323 |
| Feb 9, 2026 | 70,378 |
| Feb 10, 2026 | 70,437 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | 70,728 |
| Feb 13, 2026 | 70,757 |
| Feb 14, 2026 | 70,827 |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 70,874 |
| Feb 16, 2026 | 70,948 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | 71,019 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | 71,224 |
| Feb 21, 2026 | 71,521 |
| Feb 22, 2026 | 71,583 |
| Feb 23, 2026 | 71,679 |
| Feb 24, 2026 | 71,719 |
| Feb 25, 2026 | 71,845 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | 72,083 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | 72,248 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 72,278 |
HN Mentions
HN Mentions declined from 108 to 94 (-13.0%) over the last 90 days.
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| Date | hn mentions |
|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2026 | 108 |
| Jan 9, 2026 | 117 |
| Jan 10, 2026 | 101 |
| Jan 15, 2026 | 102 |
| Jan 16, 2026 | 96 |
| Jan 17, 2026 | 96 |
| Jan 18, 2026 | 98 |
| Jan 20, 2026 | 87 |
| Jan 21, 2026 | 87 |
| Jan 22, 2026 | 88 |
| Jan 23, 2026 | 87 |
| Jan 24, 2026 | 85 |
| Jan 25, 2026 | 85 |
| Jan 27, 2026 | 100 |
| Jan 29, 2026 | 91 |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 91 |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 94 |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 98 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | 98 |
| Feb 3, 2026 | 95 |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 93 |
| Feb 5, 2026 | 94 |
According to AI-Buzz, vLLM has 30,239 npm downloads in 30 days, with 5,527,319 PyPI downloads in 30 days, with 342 active contributors in 30 days, with 3 npm dependent packages, ranks #7 in AI Infrastructure for HN discussion share (out of 75 tracked with 5.2% of HN discussion), with 0% positive developer sentiment (86 HN comments analyzed), with 301 commits/week (steady).
Source: https://www.ai-buzz.com/companies/vllm?utm_source=citation&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=cite_this_data
Metrics derived from public APIs (HN Algolia, GitHub, npm/PyPI). Sentiment classified by AI. See methodology for details →
About
About
Description
Fast LLM inference engine. High-throughput serving for LLMs.
Estimated Company Size
11 - 50 employees
Website
vllm.aiDetails
Founded
2023
Description
vLLM is a fast LLM inference engine. High-throughput serving for LLMs. Used by many AI applications.
Products & Tools
vLLM
An open-source library for efficient LLM serving and inference, utilizing PagedAttention for high throughput and low latency.
Data Confidence
ExcellentReflects profile completeness, metric freshness, and signal coverage.
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