Text Generation WebUI vs Anthropic MCP

FeatureText Generation WebUIAnthropic MCP
CategoryLocal AI InfrastructureAI Development
PricingFree (open-source)Free (open standard)
GitHub Stars40,00045,000
PlatformsLinux, Windows, macOSmacOS, Linux, Windows
Features
  • ✓ Multiple backends
  • ✓ LoRA training
  • ✓ Chat modes
  • ✓ Extensions
  • ✓ API server
  • ✓ Universal tool protocol
  • ✓ Server/client architecture
  • ✓ Stdio and SSE transport
  • ✓ TypeScript + Python SDKs
  • ✓ Growing ecosystem
Tags
localwebuiinferenceopen-source
open-sourceprotocoltoolsintegrationstandard