Transformers Backend Performance Matches vLLM

LysandreJik · x · 2026-07-10

The author states that @vllmproject's modeling backend in transformers is now as fast as vLLM itself.

This implies that once a model is added to transformers, it can achieve near-native performance almost immediately. After a single development effort, it can be trained, inferenced, and deployed across various environments.

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