Tabby

A self-hosted AI coding assistant and GitHub Copilot alternative that runs on your own GPUs, with no database or cloud service required.

33.9k stars, 1.8k forks Rust On GitHub since March 2023

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Development has slowed down. No commits in the last 90 days; the latest on 30 June 2026. Active alternatives: Archon, Qwen Code, Crush.

What is Tabby?

Tabby serves code completion and chat for your team from your own hardware. It is self-contained, without an external database or cloud dependency, runs on consumer-grade GPUs, and offers an OpenAPI interface for integration with cloud IDEs and other tools. It can index repositories and GitLab merge requests as context, and editor extensions connect developers to the server. Its developers have since moved their focus to Pochi, a newer agent product.

Good fit if

  • You need Copilot-style completion where code never leaves your network.
  • You have a spare GPU and want one server for a whole team.

Look elsewhere if

  • You want an actively developed project: Tabby had no commits in the last 90 days.
  • You want an autonomous agent rather than completion: Cline or OpenCode.

Before you adopt it

Tabby is Apache-2.0 except the ee directory, which holds enterprise features under a separate license. Development has stalled since mid-2026 while the team works on Pochi.

Drafted with AI from the project's README and repository data, then checked against that data on 30 October 2026. Report a correction

Tabby health: is it still maintained?

24 of 100, slowing down

  • Activity
    No commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 30 June 2026.
    0 / 30
  • Contributors
    Nobody committed in the last 90 days.
    0 / 20
  • Releases
    1 release in the last 12 months; the latest, v0.32.0, on 25 January 2026.
    7 / 20
  • Replies to issues
    Maintainers answered 3% of recent issues, with a median first reply after 11 hours.
    12 / 20
  • Security practices
    No OpenSSF Scorecard for this repository yet, so this part gets a neutral score.
    5 / 10

Read from GitHub on 1 November 2026. How the score works

Tabby license: is it open source?

Tabby uses Apache-2.0, an open-source license approved by the OSI. Some features sit under a separate paid license inside the same repository.

  1. March 2023First published on GitHub.
  2. TodayApache-2.0, with paid parts: license file assigns a different licence to part of the code; directory ee/; separate license ee/LICENSE.

How to run Tabby yourself

Docker
Dockerfile or compose file in the repository
Compose file
experimental/deploy/docker-compose.yaml: 4 services (proxy)
Setup effort
3 of 5, judged from the compose file
Kubernetes
No Helm chart in the repository
Desktop and mobile
Builds for Windows, Linux, macOS, including ARM in GitHub releases
Interface languages
English only

Install instructions: tabbyml.com or the README on GitHub.

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Questions about Tabby

Is Tabby open source?

Yes. Tabby is published under Apache-2.0, an OSI-approved open-source license. Some features are kept under a separate paid license in the same repository.

Is Tabby still maintained?

Its health score is 24 of 100 (slowing down). It had no commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 30 June 2026, and its latest release came out on 25 January 2026.

How do I run Tabby?

You can run it with Docker, as an app for Windows, Linux, macOS, including ARM. The README on GitHub has the exact steps.

What are the alternatives to Tabby?

Close alternatives in the AI coding agents category include Archon, Qwen Code, Crush.