local-deep-research vs llama_index

local-deep-research and llama_index share 28 technologies: anyio, OpenAI, starlette, AIOHTTP, soupsieve, Rich, SQLAlchemy, pyjwt, tiktoken, LangChain, MCP, sentence-transformers, beautifulsoup4, defusedxml, pdfplumber, pypdf, jinja2, lxml, markupsafe, unstructured, annotated-types, jsonschema, jsonschema-specifications, referencing, Pydantic, boto3, OpenTelemetry, and opentelemetry-semantic-conventions. Both are written in Python.

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What they share and what sets them apart

LearningCircuit

local-deep-research

~95% on SimpleQA (e.g. Qwen3.6-27B on a 3090). Supports all local and cloud LLMs (llama.cpp, Ollama, Google, ...). 10+ search engines - arXiv, PubMed, your private documents. Everything Local & Encrypted.

Python9.6kRead on November 14, 2026, at commit 3d6e615What is local-deep-research built with?

Only in local-deep-research

In common

run-llama

llama_index

LlamaIndex is the document processing platform for AI

Python52.9kRead on November 13, 2026, at commit baeabbfWhat is llama_index built with?

Only in llama_index

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
local-deep-research1,820,812 lines written712 code files
llama_index473,258 lines written2,055 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.
local-deep-research1.2% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Kilo Code, and Cursor
llama_index0.2% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
local-deep-researchLast push November 14, 20267,056 commits9,582 stars
llama_indexLast push November 11, 20267,967 commits52,885 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
local-deep-research3,252 test files80.1% of its code files have a test that imports them
llama_index1,607 test files46.5% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, local-deep-research or llama_index?
local-deep-research, with 1,820,812 lines written; llama_index has 473,258.

The proof: LearningCircuit/local-deep-research's code at commit 3d6e615

Which has more GitHub stars, local-deep-research or llama_index?
llama_index, with 52,885 stars; local-deep-research has 9,582.

The proof: run-llama/llama_index on GitHub

Which has more tests, local-deep-research or llama_index?
local-deep-research, with 3,252 test files; llama_index has 1,607.

The proof: LearningCircuit/local-deep-research's code at commit 3d6e615

Which was updated more recently, local-deep-research or llama_index?
local-deep-research: its last push was on November 14, 2026, and llama_index's on November 11, 2026.

The proof: LearningCircuit/local-deep-research's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, local-deep-research or llama_index?
local-deep-research: an AI signed 1.2% of its commits, with Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Kilo Code, and Cursor; in llama_index, 0.2%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in LearningCircuit/local-deep-research

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