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As of May 18, 2026
Hacker News mentions increased 30.5% over the last 30 days. Hacker News is discussion volume, not adoption.
vLLM
Fast LLM inference engine. High-throughput serving for LLMs.
AI InfrastructureFounded January 2023#9 of 54 in AI Infrastructure
Updated May 29, 2026
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What is vLLM?
vLLM is a fast LLM inference engine. High-throughput serving for LLMs. Used by many AI applications.
History
Research history
3 research updates
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vLLM: Hacker News mentions increased 30.5% over the last 30 days
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vLLM: Hacker News mentions increased 83.3% over the last 30 days
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vLLM: Hacker News mentions increased 90.9% over the last 30 days
1 metricLatest company data
Primary data point
Downloads
6.0M/30d
Tracked package: PyPI vllm
▼ -44%Updated 1d ago
Other data points
Dependent projects
697
- npm
- 3
- PyPI
- 694
Projects depending on tracked packages in npm and PyPI
npm: Data as of Mar 26; PyPI: Updated 9h ago
GitHub stars
81.3K
Main repository stars
Updated 9h ago
Hacker News
92/30d
Position #6 in category discussion
Updated 9h ago
Repository health
Maintenance data from the main open-source repository.
Key-person riskSource: GitHub public event dataUpdates: WeeklyCaveat: Minimum developers needed for half of recent code changes. Lower = higher concentration risk.Methodology →
6
External contributorsSource: GitHub public event dataUpdates: WeeklyCaveat: Based on push events; may undercount contributors who only open PRsMethodology →
31
% of recent contributors outside the core team
Releases (30d)Source: GitHub release dataUpdates: WeeklyCaveat: Published releases in the last 30 daysMethodology →
0
Repository usage
Public repositories and source files importing packages tied to vLLM.
Repos importingMetric: Public GitHub repos using company packagesSource: ecosyste.ms Packages APIScope: UTC daily snapshotUpdates: DailyFreshness: 48h target; 48h expected source lagConfidence: HighCaveat: Public GitHub dependency data only; private repos and direct API use outside those packages are not visible.Methodology →
50%
About vLLM
vLLM is a fast LLM inference engine. High-throughput serving for LLMs. Used by many AI applications.
FounderWoosuk Kwon
Tracked packages (1)
1 PyPI
vllm
PyPIMain PyPI packagevllm
Fast LLM inference engine. High-throughput serving for LLMs.