harper vs jan

harper and jan share 10 technologies: Tokio, Tauri, @tauri-apps/api, objc2-app-kit, objc2-foundation, PostHog, React, pulldown-cmark, zip, and Tailwind CSS. Both are written in Rust.

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What they share and what sets them apart

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harper

Offline, privacy-first grammar checker. Fast, open-source, Rust-powered

Rust17.4kRead on November 6, 2026, at commit d52aeacWhat is harper built with?

Only in harper

In common

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SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
harper180,779 lines written944 code files
jan478,180 lines written949 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.
harper0.5% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code and Mistral Vibe
jan0.5% of its commits signed by AIWith GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, Factory, Jules, and Aider
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
harperLast push November 6, 20264,193 commits17,449 stars
janLast push November 5, 20267,455 commits45,500 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
harper112 test files1.6% of its code files have a test that imports them
jan527 test files48.9% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, harper or jan?
jan, with 478,180 lines written; harper has 180,779.

The proof: janhq/jan's code at commit 879e6ae

Which has more GitHub stars, harper or jan?
jan, with 45,500 stars; harper has 17,449.

The proof: janhq/jan on GitHub

Which has more tests, harper or jan?
jan, with 527 test files; harper has 112.

The proof: janhq/jan's code at commit 879e6ae

Which was updated more recently, harper or jan?
harper: its last push was on November 6, 2026, and jan's on November 5, 2026.

The proof: Automattic/harper's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, harper or jan?
In both, an AI signed 0.5% of their commits.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in Automattic/harper

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