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oterm vs ShellGPT: catalog facts
oterm	ShellGPT
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence; hosted providers need your own API access.	Free Free and open source; you pay the model provider for API usage.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Works with local Ollama models and hosted providers One-command install with uvx	Generates shell commands from plain-language requests Chat and code generation in the terminal
Terminal only Hosted providers need API keys	Needs an API key or a configured model backend Generated commands should be checked before running
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026

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