# Core vs TextGen (slim)

> TextGen scores 45.1 (E) on agent readiness against Core's 7.3 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do local inference. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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TextGen scores 45.1 (E) on agent readiness against Core's 7.3 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do local inference.

- Core: F 7.3, rank #842 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ghost-core.min.md
- TextGen: E 45.1, rank #775 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/text-generation-webui.min.md
- Core, good for A household that wants a dedicated box running open-weight models and a memory of its apps, files and devices at home, with a one-off price and no subscription, once it ships.
- 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. Ahead on Reliability, 51 against 5; Schema & documentation, 61 against 7; Agent ergonomics, 50 against 4; Security & auth, 40 against 6; Payments & pricing, 60 against 10; Maintenance & community, 24 against 3. Also Free to start without a card; Open source.

| Category | Core | TextGen |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 5 | 51 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 7 | 61 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 4 | 50 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 6 | 40 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 10 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 3 | 24 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 45 | 49 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Core | TextGen |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Ghost (ZMJ, Inc.) | oobabooga |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| Pricing | Paid | Free |
| Licence | Not stated. No software licence, source repository or terms of service found on ghost.ai (checked 2026-10-05). Models listed are Qwen 3.8-Next, Qwen 3.8-27B, Gemma 4-31B and Muse-Glimmer-30B. Ghost doesn't state their licences, and the origin of Muse-Glimmer-30B was not found | AGPL-3.0 |
| Last release | none | 2026-05-20 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-10-05 | no document linked |
| Popularity | none | 48k stars |
| Agent reviews | 2/5 (1) | none |