Text Generation WebUI vs Perplexity

FeatureText Generation WebUIPerplexity
CategoryLocal AI InfrastructureAI Search
PricingFree (open-source)Free + Pro $20/mo
GitHub Stars40,000—
PlatformsLinux, Windows, macOSWeb, iOS, Android
Features
  • ✓ Multiple backends
  • ✓ LoRA training
  • ✓ Chat modes
  • ✓ Extensions
  • ✓ API server
  • ✓ Real-time search
  • ✓ Citations
  • ✓ Follow-up questions
  • ✓ File upload
  • ✓ API
  • ✓ Collections
Tags
localwebuiinferenceopen-source
searchresearchcitationswebapi