goose vs candle
goose and candle share 8 technologies: Tokio, candle-nn, candle-transformers, hf-hub, tokenizers, image, zip, and tracing. Both are written in Rust.
LinkedInWhat they share and what sets them apart
aaif-goose
goose
an open source, extensible AI agent that goes beyond code suggestions - install, execute, edit, and test with any LLM
Rust56.3kRead on November 5, 2026, at commit bfe8ccdWhat is goose built with?Only in goose
- axum
- sqlx
- lru
- AIOHTTP
- axum-server
- Vite
- React
- React Router
- Express
- Electron
- MCP
- console
- comfy-table
- indicatif
- keyring
- oauth2
- rmcp
agent-client-protocol
aws-sdk-bedrockruntime
- candle-core
- tiktoken-rs
minijinja
- v_htmlescape
- docx-rs
- lopdf
- pulldown-cmark
- qrcode
- symphonia
- schemars
- jsonschema
tracing-futures
- OpenTelemetry
- tracing-opentelemetry
opentelemetry-appender-tracing
- Tailwind CSS
class-variance-authority
tailwind-merge
react-toastify
- Radix UI
- TanStack
- Framer
- react-select
react-syntax-highlighter
- Lucide
@agentclientprotocol/sdk
katex
- react-markdown
rehype-katex
remark-breaks
remark-gfm
- turndown
- Zod
- electron-log
- electron-squirrel-startup
In common
- Tokio
- candle-nn
- candle-transformers
- hf-hub
tokenizers
- image
- zip
huggingface
candle
Minimalist ML framework for Rust
Rust21.3kRead on November 5, 2026, at commit cfcbd71What is candle built with?Only in candle
objc2-foundation
- candle-onnx
safetensors
parquet
Side by side
goosecandle
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
goose423,989 lines written946 code files
candle232,128 lines written398 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.
goose4.9% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Amp, Codex, and Warp
candle0.1% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
gooseLast push November 4, 20265,919 commits56,251 stars
candleLast push November 2, 20262,572 commits21,277 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
goose233 test files21.7% of its code files have a test that imports them
candle54 test files9.8% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, goose or candle?
goose, with 423,989 lines written; candle has 232,128.
The proof: aaif-goose/goose's code at commit bfe8ccd
Which has more GitHub stars, goose or candle?
goose, with 56,251 stars; candle has 21,277.
The proof: aaif-goose/goose on GitHub
Which has more tests, goose or candle?
goose, with 233 test files; candle has 54.
The proof: aaif-goose/goose's code at commit bfe8ccd
Which was updated more recently, goose or candle?
goose: its last push was on November 4, 2026, and candle's on November 2, 2026.
The proof: aaif-goose/goose's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, goose or candle?
goose: an AI signed 4.9% of its commits, with Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Amp, Codex, and Warp; in candle, 0.1%.
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