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ShellGPT vs LLM: catalog facts
ShellGPT	LLM
Free Free and open source; you pay the model provider for API usage.	Free Free to install; remote model providers charge for their own APIs.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Command line
Generates shell commands from plain-language requests Chat and code generation in the terminal	One interface for many remote and local models Logs all prompts and responses to SQLite
Needs an API key or a configured model backend Generated commands should be checked before running	Command-line only, with no graphical interface Local models need an extra plugin
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: MIT	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it 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 23, 2026

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