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title: "Tensor parallelism vs pipeline parallelism"
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# Tensor parallelism vs pipeline parallelism

Choose tensor or pipeline parallelism for LLM inference using memory fit, interconnect topology, latency goals, and worked communication arithmetic.

- Author: Suraj Gaud

- Published: 2026-08-12

- Track: Inference engineering

- Access: Fanout Pro

- Tags: tensor parallelism, pipeline parallelism, LLM inference, model parallelism, multi-GPU inference, vLLM

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