Discount BanditvsText Generation WebUI
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Discount Bandit | Text Generation WebUI | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 55/100 | 76/100 |
| Rank in category | #18 of 27 in E-commerce | #6 of 69 in AI Chat |
| GitHub stars | 759 | 47 725 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +16 | +18 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 4 | 10 |
| Latest release | v-4.0.5 · 23 Oct 2026 | v4.9 · 20 May 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes | No |
| License | — | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | PHP | Python |
Which one should you pick?
Text Generation WebUI scores 76/100 against 55/100 for Discount Bandit, so it is the safer default.
Text Generation WebUI ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 4 for Discount Bandit.
If you want the quickest setup, Text Generation WebUI is easier to run; Discount Bandit needs more configuration.
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