SkillsMay 13, 2026·2 min read

models — TUI to Compare Models and Agents

Terminal UI + CLI to browse AI models, benchmarks, coding agents, and provider status. Great for quick selection and tracking changes over time.

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Intro

models is a fast terminal dashboard for model selection: compare providers, check benchmarks, and track coding agents—so you spend less time guessing and more time shipping.

Best for: Developers comparing LLMs and agent tools who want a single terminal view

Works with: macOS/Linux via Homebrew; cross-platform via Cargo (see README)

Setup time: 3–10 minutes

Key facts (verified)

  • README highlights ~4,000+ models across 85+ providers and ~400 benchmark entries.
  • Tracks 11+ coding agents and 22 provider statuses (per README highlights).
  • GitHub: 418 stars · 17 forks; pushed 2026-05-13 (GitHub API verified).

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Make selection decisions reproducible

Use models as your quick “truth-check” in terminal, then paste the relevant facts into PRs or incident notes.

README excerpt (verbatim)

models

Version Benchmarks License: MIT Buy Me a Coffee

TUI and CLI for browsing AI models, benchmarks, coding agents, and provider statuses.

Models tab screenshot

Highlights

  • ~4,000+ models across 85+ providers from models.dev — filter by capability, price, context, and provider category
  • ~400 benchmark entries from Artificial Analysis — compare models head-to-head with scatter plots and radar charts
  • 11+ coding agents tracked with version detection, changelogs, and GitHub integration
  • 22 provider statuses monitored live across 7 status page platforms

What's New in v0.11.3

  • Status CLI — models status list, show, sources, and status commands with interactive picker and JSON output
  • Configurable aliases — customize symlink names via [aliases] in config.toml; models link creates all three
  • Status tab — live provider health monitoring with incidents, maintenance, and customizable tracking
  • Agent service health — live operational status from provider status pages in the agents detail panel and CLI

Install

Homebrew (macOS/Linux)

brew install models

Cargo (any platform)

cargo install modelsdev

Scoop (Windows)

scoop install extras/models

AUR (Arch Linux)

paru -S models-bin

Pre-built binaries, .deb, and .rpm packages are available on GitHub Releases. See the Installation wiki page for all methods, shell completions, and command aliases.

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Source & Thanks

Source: https://github.com/reyamira/models > License: MIT > GitHub stars: 418 · forks: 17

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