The most popular web UI for running local LLMs. Gradio-based interface for Llama, Mistral, and hundreds of GGUF models with a rich extensions ecosystem.
Best For
Teams & solo builders
Key Pros & Cons
Strengths
- 12.6% fork-to-star ratio — strong developer contribution signal
Watch Out For
- Low community score (3/100) — smaller support network
Market Momentum
27
+6
24h
+4
7d
-8
30d
14-day heat score history
Creator Buzz3
Search Interest41
Community Activity3
Growth Momentum60
Score ForecastConfidence: low
33
7-day est.
33
14-day est.
Trend slope: 0.00 pts/day
What This Score Means
text-generation-webui has a 12.6% fork-to-star ratio in Local AI — developers are actively building on top of it, not just starring it.
Abandonment & Maintenance Risk
Low Risk
Trend phase—
30-day score change-8 pts
Listed on HookFlow3mo old
Discontinued flag✓ No
Commit cadenceModerate
Last commit2mo ago
Risk Factors
- No major abandonment signals detected
GitHub Repository Health
C
Moderate
Stars
47,524
Forks
5,981
Open Issues
834
Watchers
352
Last commit2mo ago
7-day star growth+21 stars
Fork / Star ratio12.6%
Snapshot dateAug 4, 2026
Data Lock-In Index
100
/ 100 (lower = more open)
○ Webhooks Out○ Bulk Export○ Open Formats
vs. Category Peers (Local AI)
Tool
A.R.C.
Heat
7d Δ
Lock-In
text-generation-webui (this)
Power users & model tuning
—
27
+4
100
LocalAI▲ Peak
—
51
+3
0
Ollama▲ Declining
Run open-weight LLMs locally with zero configuration
—
40
-1
33
Open WebUI▲ Declining
—
36
-10
0
Jan▲ Peak
—
32
+4
0
LibreChat▲ Declining
Multi-provider chat UI
—
23
-16
100
Lock-In: 0 = fully open, 100 = maximum data lock-in. A.R.C. = Architecture · Reliability · Context score (A–F).
Snapshot Disclaimer: All scores, rankings, and metrics in this report reflect data as of August 4, 2026. Heat scores, community activity, and market momentum are recalculated daily — figures shown here represent a point-in-time snapshot and may differ from current values on HookFlow.ai.
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