Claude Code vs Text Generation WebUI

FeatureClaude CodeText Generation WebUI
CategoryCoding AssistantsLocal AI Infrastructure
PricingPay-per-use (API)Free (open-source)
GitHub Stars25,00040,000
PlatformsmacOS, Linux, WindowsLinux, Windows, macOS
Features
  • ✓ Terminal-native
  • ✓ Multi-file editing
  • ✓ Git integration
  • ✓ Codebase reasoning
  • ✓ Tool use
  • ✓ MCP support
  • ✓ Multiple backends
  • ✓ LoRA training
  • ✓ Chat modes
  • ✓ Extensions
  • ✓ API server
Tags
codingclianthropicclaudeagentic
localwebuiinferenceopen-source