Open TerminalvsText Generation WebUI
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Open Terminal | Text Generation WebUI | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 60/100 | 76/100 |
| Rank in category | #51 of 209 in AI Agents | #6 of 69 in AI Chat |
| GitHub stars | 3 444 | 47 723 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +23 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 11 | 10 |
| Latest release | v0.14.6 · 28 Oct 2026 | v4.9 · 20 May 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes | No |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Python | Python |
Which one should you pick?
Text Generation WebUI scores 76/100 against 60/100 for Open Terminal, so it is the safer default.
Open Terminal ships more often: 11 stable releases in the past year, against 10 for Text Generation WebUI.
Text Generation WebUI is growing faster right now (+23 stars in 30 days).
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