# Pi Pocket vs vLLM

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | Pi Pocket | vLLM |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 50/100 | 91/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #40 of 120 in AI Assistant | #3 of 25 in LLM Inference |
| GitHub stars | 712 | 95 819 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +0 | +3 175 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 9 | 14 ✓ |
| Latest release | v0.26.0 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ | v0.32.0 · 17 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

vLLM scores 91/100 against 50/100 for Pi Pocket, so it is the safer default.

vLLM ships more often: 14 stable releases in the past year, against 9 for Pi Pocket.

vLLM is growing faster right now (+3 175 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Pi Pocket](https://selfhost.directory/project/pi-pocket) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/pi-pocket.md)
- [vLLM](https://selfhost.directory/project/vllm) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/vllm.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/pi-pocket-vs-vllm