Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/HKUDS/LightRAG/vs/NanmiCoder/MediaCrawler
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/HKUDS/LightRAG/vs/NanmiCoder/MediaCrawler.md
Description: LightRAG and MediaCrawler share 6 technologies: React, Vite, FastAPI, Postgres, MongoDB, and Redis. Both are written in Python.

# LightRAG vs MediaCrawler

LightRAG and MediaCrawler share 6 technologies: React, Vite, FastAPI, Postgres, MongoDB, and Redis. Both are written in Python.

- [HKUDS/LightRAG](https://seerepo.com/r/HKUDS/LightRAG): [EMNLP2025] LightRAG: Simple and Fast Retrieval-Augmented Generation
- [NanmiCoder/MediaCrawler](https://seerepo.com/r/NanmiCoder/MediaCrawler): 小红书笔记 | 评论爬虫、抖音视频 | 评论爬虫、快手视频 | 评论爬虫、B 站视频 ｜ 评论爬虫、微博帖子 ｜ 评论爬虫、百度贴吧帖子 ｜ 百度贴吧评论回复爬虫  | 知乎问答文章｜评论爬虫

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: React, Vite, FastAPI, Postgres, MongoDB, Redis
- Only in LightRAG: OpenAI, Anthropic
- Only in MediaCrawler: None

## Side by side

| | LightRAG | MediaCrawler |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 442,998 lines written, 338 code files | 40,863 lines written, 176 code files |
| Who writes it | 19.8% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Jules | 2.7% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code and Codex |
| Activity | Last push October 29, 2026, 8,260 commits, 40,452 stars | Last push October 27, 2026, 661 commits, 68,918 stars |
| Tests | 676 test files. 66% of its code files have a test that imports them | 39 test files. 27.8% 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, LightRAG or MediaCrawler?

LightRAG, with 442,998 lines written in 338 code files; MediaCrawler has 40,863 in 176.

The proof: [HKUDS/LightRAG's code at commit aaebfe1](https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/tree/aaebfe1bb8d55deb6a4304d357a3bf4c92fcd40a)

### Which has more GitHub stars, LightRAG or MediaCrawler?

MediaCrawler, with 68,918 stars; LightRAG has 40,452.

The proof: [NanmiCoder/MediaCrawler on GitHub](https://github.com/NanmiCoder/MediaCrawler)

### Which has more tests, LightRAG or MediaCrawler?

LightRAG, with 676 test files; MediaCrawler has 39.

The proof: [HKUDS/LightRAG's code at commit aaebfe1](https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/tree/aaebfe1bb8d55deb6a4304d357a3bf4c92fcd40a)

### Which was updated more recently, LightRAG or MediaCrawler?

LightRAG: its last push was on October 29, 2026, and MediaCrawler's on October 27, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, LightRAG or MediaCrawler?

LightRAG: an AI signed 19.8% of its commits, with Claude Code, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Jules; in MediaCrawler, 2.7%.

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

## Sources

- HKUDS/LightRAG: Read on October 31, 2026, at commit aaebfe1 (https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/tree/aaebfe1bb8d55deb6a4304d357a3bf4c92fcd40a)
- NanmiCoder/MediaCrawler: Read on October 30, 2026, at commit 68d9ef1 (https://github.com/NanmiCoder/MediaCrawler/tree/68d9ef1c1da22eab75940dfd7cec259907006538)

## 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.