# AI Grid vs bacalhau

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | AI Grid | bacalhau |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 48/100 | 54/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #59 of 125 in AI | #3 of 3 in Distributed Computing |
| GitHub stars | 272 | 875 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +4 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 10 ✓ | 6 |
| Latest release | v0.3.61 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ | v1.9.5 · 12 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Python | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

bacalhau scores 54/100 against 48/100 for AI Grid, so it is the safer default.

AI Grid ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for bacalhau.

bacalhau is growing faster right now (+4 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [AI Grid](https://selfhost.directory/project/autonomous-grid) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/autonomous-grid.md)
- [bacalhau](https://selfhost.directory/project/bacalhau) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/bacalhau.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/autonomous-grid-vs-bacalhau