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Dify vs ChatGPT-Shortcut
Dify has 156,215 GitHub stars, 24,668 forks, 1,067 open issues and last shipped today. ChatGPT-Shortcut has 8,767 stars, 955 forks, 0 open issues and last shipped 8 days ago. Dify leads on adoption by 1,682% (156,215 vs 8,767 stars). Dify is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; ChatGPT-Shortcut is written in TypeScript under MIT. Dify has attracted 16% as many forks as stars, ChatGPT-Shortcut 11%. Dify was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (claude, deepseek), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Dify | ChatGPT-Shortcut | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 156K | ★ 8.8K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-10 |
| Forks | ⑂ 25K | ⑂ 955 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Dify if
- You weight community size — 156K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick ChatGPT-Shortcut if
- You want the ChatGPT-Shortcut feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and ChatGPT-Shortcut fits your workflow better
About Dify
Dify is an open source LLM application development platform built in TypeScript. It provides a visual interface for designing, testing, and deploying AI workflows, RAG pipelines, and agentic systems without writing extensive code. The platform lives in the generative AI development ecosystem and targets teams needing to move from prototype to production using consistent tooling across environments.
About ChatGPT-Shortcut
ChatGPT Shortcut (AiShort) is an open source, searchable library of more than 5000 ready to use AI prompts for ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Cursor and any other AI tool, aimed at anyone who wants strong AI output without writing prompts from scratch.
read the full ChatGPT-Shortcut overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Dify or ChatGPT-Shortcut more popular?
Dify has 156,215 GitHub stars and ChatGPT-Shortcut has 8,767. Dify has the larger community by that measure.
Are Dify and ChatGPT-Shortcut free?
Both are open source. Dify has no licence declared in this registry, and ChatGPT-Shortcut is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Dify and ChatGPT-Shortcut?
Dify is written in TypeScript and ChatGPT-Shortcut in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Dify or ChatGPT-Shortcut?
Choose Dify if you want the larger community (156,215 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose ChatGPT-Shortcut if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.