nginx-ui vs LocalAI

nginx-ui and LocalAI share 12 technologies: go-sqlite3, SQLite, MCP, OpenAI, Vite, gorm.io/gorm, github.com/coreos/go-oidc/v3, golang.org/x/oauth2, go-openai, Docker, marked, and highlight.js. Both are written in Go.

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What they share and what sets them apart

Only in nginx-ui

In common

mudler

LocalAI

LocalAI is the open-source AI engine. Run any model - LLMs, vision, voice, image, video - on any hardware. No GPU required.

Go50.3kRead on November 10, 2026, at commit 638bb56What is LocalAI built with?

Only in LocalAI

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
nginx-ui402,961 lines written1,716 code files
LocalAI1,517,084 lines written3,281 code files
Who writes itA commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
nginx-ui12.6% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot
LocalAI5.7% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
nginx-uiLast push November 11, 20263,166 commits11,760 stars
LocalAILast push November 10, 20269,704 commits50,282 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
nginx-ui764 test files45.9% of its code files have a test that imports them
LocalAI3,264 test files61.8% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, nginx-ui or LocalAI?
LocalAI, with 1,517,084 lines written; nginx-ui has 402,961.

The proof: mudler/LocalAI's code at commit 638bb56

Which has more GitHub stars, nginx-ui or LocalAI?
LocalAI, with 50,282 stars; nginx-ui has 11,760.

The proof: mudler/LocalAI on GitHub

Which has more tests, nginx-ui or LocalAI?
LocalAI, with 3,264 test files; nginx-ui has 764.

The proof: mudler/LocalAI's code at commit 638bb56

Which was updated more recently, nginx-ui or LocalAI?
nginx-ui: its last push was on November 11, 2026, and LocalAI's on November 10, 2026.

The proof: 0xJacky/nginx-ui's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, nginx-ui or LocalAI?
nginx-ui: an AI signed 12.6% of its commits, with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot; in LocalAI, 5.7%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in 0xJacky/nginx-ui

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