altchavsText Generation WebUI
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| altcha | Text Generation WebUI | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 63/100 | 76/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 4 in Anti-Spam | #6 of 69 in AI Chat |
| GitHub stars | 2 859 | 47 729 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +83 | +22 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 18 | 10 |
| Latest release | v3.5.0 · 22 Oct 2026 | v4.9 · 20 May 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Python |
Which one should you pick?
Text Generation WebUI scores 76/100 against 63/100 for altcha, so it is the safer default.
altcha ships more often: 18 stable releases in the past year, against 10 for Text Generation WebUI.
If you want the quickest setup, Text Generation WebUI is easier to run; altcha needs more configuration.
altcha is growing faster right now (+83 stars in 30 days).
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