{"id":"xorbitsai-inference","name":"inference","homepage":"https://inference.readthedocs.io","repo_url":"https://github.com/xorbitsai/inference","category":"ai-ml","subcategories":[],"tags":["ai-ml","inference","model-serving","llm","openai-compatible","speech","multimodal","self-hosted","distributed","api"],"what_it_does":"Xinference (Xorbits Inference) is an inference/model-serving library that lets you run and serve language, speech, and multimodal (and vision/audio-related) models through multiple interfaces, including an OpenAI-compatible REST API, with support for local, self-hosted, and distributed deployments using heterogeneous hardware (CPU/GPU).","use_cases":["Self-hosted LLM serving using an OpenAI-compatible REST API","Running open-source LLMs/speech/multimodal models on heterogeneous hardware (CPU/GPU)","Distributed inference across multiple workers/machines","Integrating model serving into agent/workflow tooling (e.g., Xagent, LangChain, LlamaIndex)","Providing a unified inference backend for multiple model types and inference engines (e.g., vLLM, ggml)"],"not_for":["Turnkey managed SaaS inference without infrastructure responsibility (it is positioned for self-hosting/self-managed)","Strict, formally versioned API stability guarantees without checking release notes","Highly locked-down environments needing documented enterprise security controls (not evidenced in provided content)"],"best_when":"You want a unified, OpenAI-compatible inference layer to serve many model families (LLM/speech/multimodal) on your own infrastructure (laptop/on-prem/cloud) and optionally scale out.","avoid_when":"You need a fully specified OpenAPI spec, detailed auth/rate-limit semantics, or strongly documented reliability/SLA/error-code behavior (not visible from the provided excerpts).","alternatives":["vLLM (direct serving)","OpenAI-compatible proxy servers (e.g., LiteLLM-style gateways)","Ray Serve / RayLLM (cluster serving)","KServe/TGI-based serving stacks","Modal/RunPod managed inference services (if you want hosted rather than self-managed)"],"af_score":48.5,"security_score":43.8,"reliability_score":36.2,"package_type":"skill","discovery_source":["openclaw"],"priority":"high","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-03-29T14:55:38.360791+00:00","interface":{"has_rest_api":true,"has_graphql":false,"has_grpc":false,"has_mcp_server":false,"mcp_server_url":null,"has_sdk":true,"sdk_languages":["python"],"openapi_spec_url":null,"webhooks":false},"auth":{"methods":["Self-hosted deployment (auth not specified in provided README excerpt)","Potentially application-level controls via reverse proxy / gateway (not documented in provided content)"],"oauth":false,"scopes":false,"notes":"The provided README excerpt does not describe authentication mechanisms (API keys/OAuth) for the REST API or UI endpoints, so auth posture is assessed as unknown from evidence shown."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":[],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"Pricing for community vs enterprise is not specified in the provided excerpts; enterprise is referenced via email inquiry."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":48.5,"security_score":43.8,"reliability_score":36.2,"mcp_server_quality":0.0,"documentation_accuracy":65.0,"error_message_quality":0.0,"error_message_notes":null,"auth_complexity":50.0,"rate_limit_clarity":10.0,"tls_enforcement":70.0,"auth_strength":30.0,"scope_granularity":20.0,"dependency_hygiene":55.0,"secret_handling":50.0,"security_notes":"Security properties are only partially inferable from the provided material. The README excerpt does not describe API authentication/authorization or how secrets are handled. Deployment guidance includes Docker/K8s usage but no explicit TLS/auth/rate-limit/error-code documentation is shown. TLS is assumed likely when deploying behind HTTPS, but not confirmed in provided content.","uptime_documented":20.0,"version_stability":55.0,"breaking_changes_history":40.0,"error_recovery":30.0,"idempotency_support":"false","idempotency_notes":"Not evidenced in provided content.","pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["No evidenced MCP server/tool schema in provided content (agents may need to call REST endpoints directly).","Auth and rate-limit semantics are not documented in provided excerpt, so agents may need conservative client-side retry/backoff and rely on proxy/server behavior."]}}