Why it matters

LMDeploy is production-ready LLM serving. Understanding shapes serving choice.

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The architecture

TurboMind: FastTransformer-based engine.

PyTorch backend fallback.

W4A16, KV cache int8.

LMDeploy stackTurboMind enginehigh-perf C++PyTorch backendflexible fallbackQuant supportW4A16, KV int8OpenMMLab project; growing especially in Chinese AI community
LMDeploy.
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How it works end to end

TurboMind: C++ engine.

PyTorch backend for flexibility.

Serving: RESTful + Triton.

Model conversion tools.