Fish Speechvsrag
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Fish Speech | rag | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 73/100 | 49/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 9 in Text to Speech | #7 of 7 in RAG |
| GitHub stars | 33 464 | 466 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +141 | +0 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 3 |
| Latest release | — | v0.14.0 · 5 Jun 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Other | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Python | Python |
Which one should you pick?
Fish Speech scores 73/100 against 49/100 for rag, so it is the safer default.
rag ships more often: 3 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Fish Speech.
If you want the quickest setup, rag is easier to run; Fish Speech needs more configuration.
Fish Speech is growing faster right now (+141 stars in 30 days).
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