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gpt-researchervsPDFMathTranslate

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

gpt-researcherPDFMathTranslate
Score80/10080/100
Rank in category#5 of 69 in AI Chat#1 of 9 in Translation
GitHub stars30 33938 001
Stars, last 30 days+746+289
Stable releases, 12 months130
Latest releasev3.7.0 · 26 Sept 2026—
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0AGPL-3.0
Main languagePythonPython

Which one should you pick?

gpt-researcher and PDFMathTranslate score the same (80/100), so the choice comes down to the details below.

gpt-researcher ships more often: 13 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for PDFMathTranslate.

If you want the quickest setup, PDFMathTranslate is easier to run; gpt-researcher needs more configuration.

gpt-researcher is growing faster right now (+746 stars in 30 days).

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