llms.pyvsOnyx Community Edition
Two self-hosted Open WebUI alternatives, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| llms.py | Onyx Community Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 50/100 | 80/100 |
| Rank in category | #28 of 69 in AI Chat | #5 of 41 in Search Engines |
| GitHub stars | 628 | 33 053 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +824 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 10 | 113 |
| Latest release | v4.0.26 · 20 Oct 2026 | helm/onyx-0.9.25 · 27 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | No |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | Other |
| Main language | JavaScript | Python |
Which one should you pick?
Onyx Community Edition scores 80/100 against 50/100 for llms.py, so it is the safer default.
Onyx Community Edition ships more often: 113 stable releases in the past year, against 10 for llms.py.
If you want the quickest setup, llms.py is easier to run; Onyx Community Edition needs more configuration.
Onyx Community Edition is growing faster right now (+824 stars in 30 days).
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