Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/MODSetter/SurfSense/vs/unslothai/unsloth
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/MODSetter/SurfSense/vs/unslothai/unsloth.md
Description: SurfSense and unsloth share 22 technologies: FastAPI, uvicorn, React, Vite, matplotlib, cryptography, torch, markdown-it-py, python-docx, pillow, Pydantic, psutil, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, Base UI, sonner, @streamdown/code, hugeicons, @assistant-ui/react, streamdown, and katex. Both are written in Python.

# SurfSense vs unsloth

SurfSense and unsloth share 22 technologies: FastAPI, uvicorn, React, Vite, matplotlib, cryptography, torch, markdown-it-py, python-docx, pillow, Pydantic, psutil, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, Base UI, sonner, @streamdown/code, hugeicons, @assistant-ui/react, streamdown, and katex. Both are written in Python.

- [MODSetter/SurfSense](https://seerepo.com/r/MODSetter/SurfSense): Air-gapped, privacy-focused, open-source NotebookLM alternative. AI agent that researches, transforms, and edits your documents. Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/ejRNvftDp9
- [unslothai/unsloth](https://seerepo.com/r/unslothai/unsloth): Local UI to run and train LLMs and diffusion models. Supports GGUF, MLX, Qwen3.8, DeepSeek-V4.1, MiniMax-H3, Gemma 4, FLUX and more.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: FastAPI, uvicorn, React, Vite, matplotlib, cryptography, torch, markdown-it-py, python-docx, pillow, Pydantic, psutil, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, Base UI, sonner, @streamdown/code, hugeicons, @assistant-ui/react, streamdown, katex
- Only in SurfSense: Claude, Stripe, PostHog, Electron, alembic, MCP, onnxruntime, chonkie, torchvision, python-pptx, pypdfium2, pypdf, xlsxwriter, openpyxl, docling, defusedxml, markdownify, email-validator, pathvalidate, validators, atlaskit, @assistant-ui/react-streamdown, react-data-grid, docx-preview, @aiden0z/pptx-renderer, pdfjs-dist, exceljs, shiki, ssf
- Only in unsloth: Hugging Face, OpenAI, Tauri, Tokio, objc2-foundation, objc2-app-kit, anyio, fastmcp, TanStack, dexie, @tauri-apps/api, @assistant-ui/core, Rich, pyjwt, transformers, peft, accelerate, safetensors, datasets, sentence-transformers, tokenizers, librosa, sentencepiece, tiktoken, av, jinja2, structlog, gtk, tauri-plugin-dialog, webkit2gtk, webview2-com, objc2-web-kit, tauri-plugin-window-state, tauri-plugin-notification, hmac, einops, openai-whisper, scikit-learn, timm, diffusers, spandrel, mdurl, pymupdf, lxml, pymupdf4llm, loguru, log, simplelog, PostCSS, @tailwindcss/vite, postcss-selector-parser, Radix UI, xyflow, motion, recharts, cmdk, canvas-confetti, react-day-picker, react-resizable-panels, @dagrejs/dagre, @tauri-apps/plugin-notification, Lucide, mdast-util-from-markdown, mdast-util-gfm, mdast-util-math, micromark-extension-gfm, micromark-extension-math, unified, remend, js-yaml, mammoth, react-pdf, react-qr-code, marked, micromark-util-types, unpdf, @tauri-apps/plugin-process

## Side by side

| | SurfSense | unsloth |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 431,083 lines written, 2,150 code files | 3,889,108 lines written, 3,532 code files |
| Who writes it | 6.6% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Cursor, and Jules | 1% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Cursor, Codex, and GitHub Copilot |
| Activity | Last push November 7, 2026, 9,846 commits, 16,797 stars | Last push November 4, 2026, 12,770 commits, 79,050 stars |
| Tests | 1,179 test files. 44.7% of its code files have a test that imports them | 5,718 test files. 60.3% 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, SurfSense or unsloth?

unsloth, with 3,889,108 lines written; SurfSense has 431,083.

The proof: [unslothai/unsloth's code at commit a1e340b](https://github.com/unslothai/unsloth/tree/a1e340be0f78b5fa6d2538f6ad65bbc1837f83fd)

### Which has more GitHub stars, SurfSense or unsloth?

unsloth, with 79,050 stars; SurfSense has 16,797.

The proof: [unslothai/unsloth on GitHub](https://github.com/unslothai/unsloth)

### Which has more tests, SurfSense or unsloth?

unsloth, with 5,718 test files; SurfSense has 1,179.

The proof: [unslothai/unsloth's code at commit a1e340b](https://github.com/unslothai/unsloth/tree/a1e340be0f78b5fa6d2538f6ad65bbc1837f83fd)

### Which was updated more recently, SurfSense or unsloth?

SurfSense: its last push was on November 7, 2026, and unsloth's on November 4, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, SurfSense or unsloth?

SurfSense: an AI signed 6.6% of its commits, with Claude Code, Cursor, and Jules; in unsloth, 1%.

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

## Sources

- MODSetter/SurfSense: Read on November 7, 2026, at commit b764f28 (https://github.com/MODSetter/SurfSense/tree/b764f2838969974fd1b0e8c386326039a0f3ad3a)
- unslothai/unsloth: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit a1e340b (https://github.com/unslothai/unsloth/tree/a1e340be0f78b5fa6d2538f6ad65bbc1837f83fd)

## 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.