Aperant vs paperclip

Aperant and paperclip share 18 technologies: Vite, React, Anthropic, OpenAI, Sentry, MCP, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, Radix UI, dnd-kit, xterm, motion, Lucide, ai, react-markdown, remark-gfm, and Zod. Both are written in TypeScript.

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What they share and what sets them apart

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
Aperant317,392 lines written912 code files
paperclip3,133,031 lines written5,090 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.
Aperant63.3% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot, Factory, and CodeRabbit
paperclip17% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
AperantLast push June 14, 20261,025 commits14,597 stars
paperclipLast push November 4, 20265,942 commits111,002 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
Aperant232 test files24.6% of its code files have a test that imports them
paperclip4,571 test files60.3% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, Aperant or paperclip?
paperclip, with 3,133,031 lines written; Aperant has 317,392.

The proof: paperclipai/paperclip's code at commit 0eaabe5

Which has more GitHub stars, Aperant or paperclip?
paperclip, with 111,002 stars; Aperant has 14,597.

The proof: paperclipai/paperclip on GitHub

Which has more tests, Aperant or paperclip?
paperclip, with 4,571 test files; Aperant has 232.

The proof: paperclipai/paperclip's code at commit 0eaabe5

Which was updated more recently, Aperant or paperclip?
paperclip: its last push was on November 4, 2026, and Aperant's on June 14, 2026.

The proof: paperclipai/paperclip's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, Aperant or paperclip?
Aperant: an AI signed 63.3% of its commits, with Claude Code, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot, Factory, and CodeRabbit; in paperclip, 17%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in AndyMik90/Aperant

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