# Pharos vs unsloth

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

| | Pharos | unsloth |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 44/100 | 85/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #80 of 125 in AI | #1 of 7 in Local AI |
| GitHub stars | 241 | 78 706 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +2 049 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 2 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | prebuilt-wheels-cu13 · 27 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Python | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

unsloth scores 85/100 against 44/100 for Pharos, so it is the safer default.

unsloth ships more often: 2 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Pharos.

If you want the quickest setup, unsloth is easier to run; Pharos needs more configuration.

unsloth is growing faster right now (+2 049 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Pharos](https://selfhost.directory/project/pharosrag) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/pharosrag.md)
- [unsloth](https://selfhost.directory/project/unsloth) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/unsloth.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/pharosrag-vs-unsloth