SmarterRoutervsunsloth
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| SmarterRouter | unsloth | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 47/100 | 85/100 |
| Rank in category | #36 of 69 in AI Chat | #1 of 7 in Local AI |
| GitHub stars | 154 | 78 714 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +2 057 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 10 | 2 |
| Latest release | 2.2.5 · 18 Apr 2026 | prebuilt-wheels-cu13 · 27 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Python | Python |
Which one should you pick?
unsloth scores 85/100 against 47/100 for SmarterRouter, so it is the safer default.
SmarterRouter ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for unsloth.
unsloth is growing faster right now (+2 057 stars in 30 days).
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