SGLang Alternatives
High-performance open-source serving framework for LLMs and multimodal models
SGLang is an open-source LLM serving framework focused on throughput and structured generation.
Explore 4 alternatives to SGLang across 1 category. Updated October 2026.
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Decision Models
Hosted open decision models behind a Jev-compatible API, with an EU-only tier and a lower-cost Peer-to-Peer tier
$0.019 per 1M input tokens (s1-fast), output free
Lium
GPU rental marketplace where independent providers list verified NVIDIA hosts, billed per second
From $0.06/GPU-hour (RTX 3060, 15 Oct 2026)
NanoGPT
One OpenAI-compatible API for 600+ models, with text billed at provider list prices
Pay per prompt, from $0.10
Heabsy
EU inference API on its own GPUs in the EEA, with zero data retention and OpenAI- and Anthropic-compatible endpoints.
From $0.095 per 1M input tokens (flagship Qwen3.8 27B $1.00)
Top SGLang alternatives at a glance
- vLLM. High-throughput LLM inference engine with PagedAttention for efficient GPU memory usage
- Project Zero. CPU-only LLM inference engine in C with no runtime dependencies
- KV Cache Store. Build, share and reuse precomputed KV-cache artifacts to skip redundant prefill
- Xinference. Open-source inference engine for 300+ open models, plus a hosted API and managed GPUs served from Australia
Compare SGLang with its alternatives
| Product | Pricing Model | Free Tier | Open Source | Hosting | HQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SGLang | Free | — | ✓ APACHE-2.0 | Self-hosted | — |
| vLLM | Free | ✓ | ✓ APACHE-2.0 | Self-hosted | ๐บ๐ธ United States |
| Project Zero | Free | ✓ | ✓ MIT | Self-hosted | — |
| KV Cache Store | — | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Xinference | Freemium | ✓ | ✓ APACHE-2.0 | Cloud + Self-hosted | ๐ธ๐ฌ Singapore |
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vLLM
High-throughput LLM inference engine with PagedAttention for efficient GPU memory usage
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CPU-only LLM inference engine in C with no runtime dependencies
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