Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/bytedance/UI-TARS-desktop/vs/novuhq/novu
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/bytedance/UI-TARS-desktop/vs/novuhq/novu.md
Description: UI-TARS-desktop and novu share 4 technologies: Express, MongoDB, MCP, and Anthropic. Both are written in TypeScript.

# UI-TARS-desktop vs novu

UI-TARS-desktop and novu share 4 technologies: Express, MongoDB, MCP, and Anthropic. Both are written in TypeScript.

- [bytedance/UI-TARS-desktop](https://seerepo.com/r/bytedance/UI-TARS-desktop): The Open-Source Multimodal AI Agent Stack: Connecting Cutting-Edge AI Models and Agent Infra
- [novuhq/novu](https://seerepo.com/r/novuhq/novu): The open-source communication infrastructure for agents and products

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Express, MongoDB, MCP, Anthropic
- Only in UI-TARS-desktop: OpenAI, GitHub
- Only in novu: Next.js, React, Vite, Redis, Sentry, Svix

## Side by side

| | UI-TARS-desktop | novu |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 194,656 lines written, 1,140 code files | 1,180,873 lines written, 8,179 code files |
| Who writes it | 0.1% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code | 8.1% of its commits signed by AI. With Cursor, Claude Code, Devin, GitHub Copilot, and CodeRabbit |
| Activity | Last push October 9, 2026, 1,113 commits, 39,487 stars | Last push October 31, 2026, 16,696 commits, 40,244 stars |
| Tests | 161 test files. 10.9% of its code files have a test that imports them | 1,253 test files. 16% 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, UI-TARS-desktop or novu?

novu, with 1,180,873 lines written in 8,179 code files; UI-TARS-desktop has 194,656 in 1,140.

The proof: [novuhq/novu's code at commit 6c5b0ea](https://github.com/novuhq/novu/tree/6c5b0ea30fe5a12e740db3f3c0fc635f5fcf75dc)

### Which has more GitHub stars, UI-TARS-desktop or novu?

novu, with 40,244 stars; UI-TARS-desktop has 39,487.

The proof: [novuhq/novu on GitHub](https://github.com/novuhq/novu)

### Which has more tests, UI-TARS-desktop or novu?

novu, with 1,253 test files; UI-TARS-desktop has 161.

The proof: [novuhq/novu's code at commit 6c5b0ea](https://github.com/novuhq/novu/tree/6c5b0ea30fe5a12e740db3f3c0fc635f5fcf75dc)

### Which was updated more recently, UI-TARS-desktop or novu?

novu: its last push was on October 31, 2026, and UI-TARS-desktop's on October 9, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, UI-TARS-desktop or novu?

novu: an AI signed 8.1% of its commits, with Cursor, Claude Code, Devin, GitHub Copilot, and CodeRabbit; in UI-TARS-desktop, 0.1%.

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

## Sources

- bytedance/UI-TARS-desktop: Read on October 31, 2026, at commit 3ac2cb8 (https://github.com/bytedance/UI-TARS-desktop/tree/3ac2cb8d946d78d5ff92ad17b318eaafa18c178c)
- novuhq/novu: Read on October 31, 2026, at commit 6c5b0ea (https://github.com/novuhq/novu/tree/6c5b0ea30fe5a12e740db3f3c0fc635f5fcf75dc)

## 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.