Graphite vs cua

Graphite and cua share 10 technologies: Tokio, objc2-app-kit, objc2-foundation, winit, objc2-metal, image, zip, plist, tracing, and tracing-subscriber. Both are written in Rust.

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What they share and what sets them apart

GraphiteEditor

Graphite

Community-built comprehensive 2D content creation appplication for graphic design, digital art, and interactive real-time motion graphics powered by a node-based procedural graphics engine

Rust27.9kRead on November 8, 2026, at commit 9350e2fWhat is Graphite built with?

Only in Graphite

In common

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
Graphite322,843 lines written886 code files
cua2,816,396 lines written3,906 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.
Graphite0.1% of its commits signed by AIWith Gemini CLI and GitHub Copilot
cua29.5% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Codex, GitHub Copilot, CodeRabbit, Factory, and Cursor
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
GraphiteLast push November 8, 20263,377 commits27,867 stars
cuaLast push November 7, 20265,960 commits31,935 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
Graphite47 test files15% of its code files have a test that imports them
cua2,216 test files28.5% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, Graphite or cua?
cua, with 2,816,396 lines written; Graphite has 322,843.

The proof: trycua/cua's code at commit bfded77

Which has more GitHub stars, Graphite or cua?
cua, with 31,935 stars; Graphite has 27,867.

The proof: trycua/cua on GitHub

Which has more tests, Graphite or cua?
cua, with 2,216 test files; Graphite has 47.

The proof: trycua/cua's code at commit bfded77

Which was updated more recently, Graphite or cua?
Graphite: its last push was on November 8, 2026, and cua's on November 7, 2026.

The proof: GraphiteEditor/Graphite's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, Graphite or cua?
cua: an AI signed 29.5% of its commits, with Claude Code, Codex, GitHub Copilot, CodeRabbit, Factory, and Cursor; in Graphite, 0.1%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in trycua/cua

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