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title: "ChatGPT-Free-Prompt-List vs awesome"
type: "comparison"
canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/mattnigh-chatgpt-free-prompt-list-vs-sindresorhus-awesome"
tools: ["mattnigh-chatgpt-free-prompt-list", "sindresorhus-awesome"]
---

# ChatGPT-Free-Prompt-List vs awesome

*GraphCanon updated Jul 12, 2026*

## Verdict

Pick ChatGPT-Free-Prompt-List when tags unique to ChatGPT-Free-Prompt-List: ai, prompts, chatgpt, typescript; pick awesome when tags unique to awesome: resources, awesome-list.

[ChatGPT-Free-Prompt-List](https://www.prompt-bin.com/) reports 2.3k GitHub stars, 181 forks, and 2 open issues, last pushed May 2, 2025. [awesome](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome) has 484k stars, 36k forks, and 92 open issues, last pushed Jun 30, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [ChatGPT-Free-Prompt-List's repository](https://github.com/mattnigh/ChatGPT-Free-Prompt-List) and [awesome's repository](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome).

| | [ChatGPT-Free-Prompt-List](/tools/mattnigh-chatgpt-free-prompt-list.md) | [awesome](/tools/sindresorhus-awesome.md) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tagline | A free guide for learning to create ChatGPT3 Prompts | 😎 Curated list of awesome topics including hardware resources |
| Stars | 2,291 | 484,026 |
| Forks | 181 | 35,799 |
| Open issues | 2 | 92 |
| Language | TypeScript | - |
| Adopt for | - | - |
| Persona | - | - |
| Runtime | - | - |
| License | - | CC0-1.0 |
| Categories | LLM Frameworks | LLM Frameworks |

## Trust and health

_Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._

| | [ChatGPT-Free-Prompt-List](/tools/mattnigh-chatgpt-free-prompt-list.md) | [awesome](/tools/sindresorhus-awesome.md) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Maintenance | Dormant (18%) | Active (82%) |
| Days since push | 435d | 11d |
| Open issues (now) | 2 | 92 |
| Full report | [trust report](/tools/mattnigh-chatgpt-free-prompt-list/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/sindresorhus-awesome/trust.md) |

## Choose when

### Choose ChatGPT-Free-Prompt-List if…

- Tags unique to ChatGPT-Free-Prompt-List: ai, prompts, chatgpt, typescript.
- Leaner open-issue backlog (2).

### Choose awesome if…

- Tags unique to awesome: resources, awesome-list.
- More GitHub stars (484k vs 2.3k) - visibility, not fit.

## When NOT to use ChatGPT-Free-Prompt-List

- Last GitHub push was 436 days ago (dormant maintenance, May 2, 2025). Validate activity before betting a new project on ChatGPT-Free-Prompt-List.
- LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves.

## When NOT to use awesome

- LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves.

## Common questions

### What is the difference between ChatGPT-Free-Prompt-List and awesome?

ChatGPT-Free-Prompt-List: A free guide for learning to create ChatGPT3 Prompts. awesome: 😎 Curated list of awesome topics including hardware resources. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories.

### When should I choose ChatGPT-Free-Prompt-List over awesome?

Choose ChatGPT-Free-Prompt-List over awesome when Tags unique to ChatGPT-Free-Prompt-List: ai, prompts, chatgpt, typescript; Leaner open-issue backlog (2).

### When should I choose awesome over ChatGPT-Free-Prompt-List?

Choose awesome over ChatGPT-Free-Prompt-List when Tags unique to awesome: resources, awesome-list; More GitHub stars (484k vs 2.3k) - visibility, not fit.

### When should I avoid ChatGPT-Free-Prompt-List?

Last GitHub push was 436 days ago (dormant maintenance, May 2, 2025). Validate activity before betting a new project on ChatGPT-Free-Prompt-List. LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves.

### When should I avoid awesome?

LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves.

### Is ChatGPT-Free-Prompt-List or awesome more popular on GitHub?

awesome has more GitHub stars (484,026 vs 2,291). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints.

### Are ChatGPT-Free-Prompt-List and awesome open source?

Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub.

### Where can I find alternatives to ChatGPT-Free-Prompt-List or awesome?

GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [ChatGPT-Free-Prompt-List alternatives](/tools/mattnigh-chatgpt-free-prompt-list/alternatives) and [awesome alternatives](/tools/sindresorhus-awesome/alternatives) ([ChatGPT-Free-Prompt-List markdown twin](/tools/mattnigh-chatgpt-free-prompt-list/alternatives.md), [awesome markdown twin](/tools/sindresorhus-awesome/alternatives.md)), ranked by typed relationship edges rather than popularity votes.

### Is there a machine-readable version of this comparison?

Yes. The markdown twin at [this comparison](/compare/mattnigh-chatgpt-free-prompt-list-vs-sindresorhus-awesome.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers.

### Which is better maintained, ChatGPT-Free-Prompt-List or awesome?

ChatGPT-Free-Prompt-List: Dormant. awesome: Active. Compare maintenance labels, days since push, and release cadence in the trust section below - stars alone do not measure maintenance.

### Where are the full trust reports for ChatGPT-Free-Prompt-List and awesome?

GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [ChatGPT-Free-Prompt-List trust report](/tools/mattnigh-chatgpt-free-prompt-list/trust); [awesome trust report](/tools/sindresorhus-awesome/trust).

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**Machine-readable endpoints**

- JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=mattnigh-chatgpt-free-prompt-list`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=mattnigh-chatgpt-free-prompt-list)
- LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt)
- Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt)

_GraphCanon - The knowledge graph for AI development. https://www.graphcanon.com/_
