Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/AlistGo/alist/vs/mudler/LocalAI
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/AlistGo/alist/vs/mudler/LocalAI.md
Description: alist and LocalAI share 3 technologies: net/http, Postgres, and MCP. Both are written in Go.

# alist vs LocalAI

alist and LocalAI share 3 technologies: net/http, Postgres, and MCP. Both are written in Go.

- [AlistGo/alist](https://seerepo.com/r/AlistGo/alist): 🗂️A file list/WebDAV program that supports multiple storages, powered by Gin and Solidjs. / 一个支持多存储的文件列表/WebDAV程序，使用 Gin 和 Solidjs。
- [mudler/LocalAI](https://seerepo.com/r/mudler/LocalAI): LocalAI is the open-source AI engine. Run any model - LLMs, vision, voice, image, video - on any hardware. No GPU required.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: net/http, Postgres, MCP
- Only in alist: Gin
- Only in LocalAI: React, Vite, Echo

## Side by side

| | alist | LocalAI |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 134,185 lines written, 732 code files | 1,000,131 lines written, 1,953 code files |
| Who writes it | 0.8% of its commits signed by AI. With Codex, GitHub Copilot, and Claude Code | 2.2% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor |
| Activity | Last push October 21, 2026, 2,415 commits, 50,366 stars | Last push October 28, 2026, 8,765 commits, 50,022 stars |
| Tests | 71 test files. 18.9% of its code files have a test that imports them | 1,783 test files. 56.1% 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, alist or LocalAI?

LocalAI, with 1,000,131 lines written in 1,953 code files; alist has 134,185 in 732.

The proof: [mudler/LocalAI's code at commit e7d2e76](https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/tree/e7d2e76fdf40057fb428f11bae13e4c00ab9bdd9)

### Which has more GitHub stars, alist or LocalAI?

alist, with 50,366 stars; LocalAI has 50,022.

The proof: [AlistGo/alist on GitHub](https://github.com/AlistGo/alist)

### Which has more tests, alist or LocalAI?

LocalAI, with 1,783 test files; alist has 71.

The proof: [mudler/LocalAI's code at commit e7d2e76](https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/tree/e7d2e76fdf40057fb428f11bae13e4c00ab9bdd9)

### Which was updated more recently, alist or LocalAI?

LocalAI: its last push was on October 28, 2026, and alist's on October 21, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, alist or LocalAI?

LocalAI: an AI signed 2.2% of its commits, with Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor; in alist, 0.8%.

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

## Sources

- AlistGo/alist: Read on October 28, 2026, at commit 92e7453 (https://github.com/AlistGo/alist/tree/92e745360766cce32564f94a468cb576f577d27e)
- mudler/LocalAI: Read on October 28, 2026, at commit e7d2e76 (https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/tree/e7d2e76fdf40057fb428f11bae13e4c00ab9bdd9)

## 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.