metronomevsunsloth
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| metronome | unsloth | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 47/100 | 85/100 |
| Rank in category | #61 of 110 in Chat | #1 of 7 in Local AI |
| GitHub stars | 176 | 78 743 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +0 | +2 019 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 8 | 2 |
| Latest release | v4.0.5 · 27 Nov 2025 | prebuilt-wheels-cu13 · 27 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | Other | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Lua | Python |
Which one should you pick?
unsloth scores 85/100 against 47/100 for metronome, so it is the safer default.
metronome ships more often: 8 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for unsloth.
If you want the quickest setup, unsloth is easier to run; metronome needs more configuration.
unsloth is growing faster right now (+2 019 stars in 30 days).
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