ktop: Unified GPU/CPU Monitor for Hybrid Workloads
ktop is a unified monitoring tool that provides real-time visibility into both GPU and CPU performance metrics for hybrid workloads running across
Someone got tired of juggling nvtop and btop while debugging a hybrid LLM runtime (GPU prefill, CPU inference), so they built a unified monitor called ktop.
Shows GPU and CPU stats in one terminal view, which is pretty handy when running mixed workloads. Also supports themes if the default colors aren’t working.
Quick start:
# follow install instructions in README
Saves the mental overhead of remembering which tab has which monitor open. One terminal, both resource types visible at once. Perfect for anyone running inference servers, training jobs, or anything that splits work between GPU and CPU.
The hybrid runtime use case (GPU handles prompt processing, CPU handles token generation) is getting more common as people optimize for cost, so having both metrics visible simultaneously actually matters.
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