Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/3b1b/manim/vs/roboflow/supervision
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/3b1b/manim/vs/roboflow/supervision.md
Description: manim and supervision share 3 technologies: matplotlib, pillow, and av. Both are written in Python.

# manim vs supervision

manim and supervision share 3 technologies: matplotlib, pillow, and av. Both are written in Python.

- [3b1b/manim](https://seerepo.com/r/3b1b/manim): Animation engine for explanatory math videos
- [roboflow/supervision](https://seerepo.com/r/roboflow/supervision): We write your reusable computer vision tools. 💜

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: matplotlib, pillow, av
- Only in manim: diskcache, fonttools, Rich, validators
- Only in supervision: defusedxml

## Side by side

| | manim | supervision |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 28,398 lines written, 97 code files | 131,931 lines written, 83 code files |
| Who writes it | 1.2% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code | 10.8% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Codex, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor |
| Activity | Last push September 9, 2026, 5,603 commits, 96,121 stars | Last push November 5, 2026, 4,126 commits, 51,502 stars |
| Tests | 8 test files. 5.2% of its code files have a test that imports them | 131 test files. 88% of its code files have a test that imports them |

- Size: Lines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
- Who writes it: A commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
- Activity: From GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
- Tests: The files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is bigger, manim or supervision?

supervision, with 131,931 lines written; manim has 28,398.

The proof: [roboflow/supervision's code at commit dc941ab](https://github.com/roboflow/supervision/tree/dc941abb95a6d384a8af9c38717accdc9fe715ea)

### Which has more GitHub stars, manim or supervision?

manim, with 96,121 stars; supervision has 51,502.

The proof: [3b1b/manim on GitHub](https://github.com/3b1b/manim)

### Which has more tests, manim or supervision?

supervision, with 131 test files; manim has 8.

The proof: [roboflow/supervision's code at commit dc941ab](https://github.com/roboflow/supervision/tree/dc941abb95a6d384a8af9c38717accdc9fe715ea)

### Which was updated more recently, manim or supervision?

supervision: its last push was on November 5, 2026, and manim's on September 9, 2026.

The proof: [roboflow/supervision's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/roboflow/supervision/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, manim or supervision?

supervision: an AI signed 10.8% of its commits, with Claude Code, Codex, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor; in manim, 1.2%.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in roboflow/supervision](https://seerepo.com/r/roboflow/supervision/ai)

## Sources

- 3b1b/manim: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit fafa083 (https://github.com/3b1b/manim/tree/fafa083a4fb274bba9cabde0b6e2f50ba6da0622)
- roboflow/supervision: Read on November 5, 2026, at commit dc941ab (https://github.com/roboflow/supervision/tree/dc941abb95a6d384a8af9c38717accdc9fe715ea)

## What is your repo built with?

Any public repo, with no account: https://seerepo.com/r/owner/repo/built, with the owner and name it has on GitHub.