shaivsText Generation WebUI
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| shai | Text Generation WebUI | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 44/100 | 76/100 |
| Rank in category | #71 of 120 in AI Assistant | #6 of 69 in AI Chat |
| GitHub stars | 630 | 47 723 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +23 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 6 | 10 |
| Latest release | v0.2.2 · 9 Oct 2026 | v4.9 · 20 May 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Easy |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Rust | Python |
Which one should you pick?
Text Generation WebUI scores 76/100 against 44/100 for shai, so it is the safer default.
Text Generation WebUI ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for shai.
Text Generation WebUI is growing faster right now (+23 stars in 30 days).
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