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

# UI-TARS-desktop vs paperclip

UI-TARS-desktop and paperclip share 4 technologies: Express, OpenAI, 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
- [paperclipai/paperclip](https://seerepo.com/r/paperclipai/paperclip): The open-source app everyone uses to manage agents at work

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Express, OpenAI, MCP, Anthropic
- Only in UI-TARS-desktop: MongoDB, GitHub
- Only in paperclip: React, Vite, Postgres, AWS S3, Sentry, Google, Svix

## Side by side

| | UI-TARS-desktop | paperclip |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 194,656 lines written, 1,140 code files | 2,989,154 lines written, 4,868 code files |
| Who writes it | 0.1% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code | 17.6% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot |
| Activity | Last push October 9, 2026, 1,113 commits, 39,487 stars | Last push October 30, 2026, 5,650 commits, 108,962 stars |
| Tests | 161 test files. 10.9% of its code files have a test that imports them | 4,146 test files. 59.2% 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 paperclip?

paperclip, with 2,989,154 lines written in 4,868 code files; UI-TARS-desktop has 194,656 in 1,140.

The proof: [paperclipai/paperclip's code at commit 198218b](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/tree/198218bf554877fe3b7a83742eefb3b8f12392c6)

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

paperclip, with 108,962 stars; UI-TARS-desktop has 39,487.

The proof: [paperclipai/paperclip on GitHub](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip)

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

paperclip, with 4,146 test files; UI-TARS-desktop has 161.

The proof: [paperclipai/paperclip's code at commit 198218b](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/tree/198218bf554877fe3b7a83742eefb3b8f12392c6)

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

paperclip: its last push was on October 30, 2026, and UI-TARS-desktop's on October 9, 2026.

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

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

paperclip: an AI signed 17.6% of its commits, with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot; in UI-TARS-desktop, 0.1%.

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

## Sources

- bytedance/UI-TARS-desktop: Read on October 31, 2026, at commit 3ac2cb8 (https://github.com/bytedance/UI-TARS-desktop/tree/3ac2cb8d946d78d5ff92ad17b318eaafa18c178c)
- paperclipai/paperclip: Read on October 30, 2026, at commit 198218b (https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/tree/198218bf554877fe3b7a83742eefb3b8f12392c6)

## 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.