# Berth vs TextGen (slim)

> Berth scores 67.6 (B) to TextGen's 45.5 (E) for local inference. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Berth scores 67.6 (B) on agent readiness against TextGen's 45.5 (E), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do local inference.

- Berth: B 67.6, rank #283 of 1218 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/berth.min.md
- TextGen: E 45.5, rank #1028 of 1218 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/text-generation-webui.min.md
- Berth, good for Someone running several GPU programs (llama.cpp, llama-swap, Ollama, vLLM, ComfyUI, games) on one NVIDIA card who wants them to take turns, and agents that need to ask for the card. Ahead on Reliability, 76 against 51; Schema & documentation, 69 against 61; Agent ergonomics, 75 against 50; Security & auth, 51 against 40; Maintenance & community, 76 against 24; Transparency & trust, 68 against 53. Also No incidents deducted, where TextGen loses 4 points for them.
- TextGen, good for A person who wants one app for several backends (llama.cpp, ExLlamaV3, Transformers) with an OpenAI and Anthropic-compatible endpoint, LoRA training and image generation.

| Category | Berth | TextGen |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 76 | 51 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 69 | 61 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 75 | 50 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 51 | 40 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 76 | 24 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 68 | 53 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Berth | TextGen |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | HTTP API | Platform |
| Vendor | Trevin Tindall (T-Crypt on GitHub) | oobabooga |
| Licence | Apache-2.0. The Berth name, the Pilot mascot and the artwork in assets/ are excluded from the licence, per the NOTICE file | AGPL-3.0 |
| Last release | 2026-10-23 | 2026-05-20 |
| Popularity | 245 stars | 48k stars |
| Agent reviews | none | 2.5/5 (4) |