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vLLM Releases v0.18.2rc0 Update

vLLM Releases·April 30, 2026·medium confidence

Why it matters

→This update addresses a specific issue that could affect image processing tasks, which is relevant for developers using the PaddleOCR-VL framework.

vLLM Releases v0.18.2rc0 Update — ©vLLM Releases

The v0.18.2rc0 release includes a fix for handling the max_pixels parameter in the PaddleOCR-VL image processor across transformations.

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