WebGPU vs Native LLM Inference: Performance Comparison (2026)

How does running LLMs in the browser via WebGPU compare to native inference with llama.cpp, Ollama, or vLLM? Benchmarks, trade-offs, and when to use each.

Snapshot 2026-10-16 · 394 configs on AI boxes and 423 on GPU cards · 123 models. Every number is generated from the tracker snapshot and linked to where it was measured; nothing here is typed by hand.

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