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gpustat vs nvitop: catalog facts
gpustat	nvitop
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source.
Linux, Command line	Linux, Command line
Compact, readable GPU status at a glance Shows per-process GPU usage	Interactive process management for GPU workloads More readable than raw nvidia-smi output
NVIDIA GPUs only Command line only	NVIDIA GPUs only Terminal interface only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: Apache-2.0 AND GPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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