nightingale vs LocalAI

nightingale and LocalAI share 9 technologies: Postgres, github.com/glebarez/sqlite, SQLite, MCP, gorm.io/gorm, golang.org/x/oauth2, Model Context Protocol, github.com/google/jsonschema-go, and Prometheus. Both are written in Go.

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What they share and what sets them apart

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nightingale

Open-source, self-hosted alerting for metrics, logs, and databases. Includes a built-in AI agent and MCP server.

Go13.5kRead on November 10, 2026, at commit 3abcdb2What is nightingale built with?

Only in nightingale

In common

mudler

LocalAI

LocalAI is the open-source AI engine. Run any model - LLMs, vision, voice, image, video - on any hardware. No GPU required.

Go50.3kRead on November 10, 2026, at commit 638bb56What is LocalAI built with?

Only in LocalAI

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
nightingale204,238 lines written596 code files
LocalAI1,517,084 lines written3,281 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.
nightingale0.1% of its commits signed by AIWith Cursor and GitHub Copilot
LocalAI5.7% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
nightingaleLast push November 6, 20263,263 commits13,470 stars
LocalAILast push November 10, 20269,704 commits50,282 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
nightingale246 test files61.4% of its code files have a test that imports them
LocalAI3,264 test files61.8% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, nightingale or LocalAI?
LocalAI, with 1,517,084 lines written; nightingale has 204,238.

The proof: mudler/LocalAI's code at commit 638bb56

Which has more GitHub stars, nightingale or LocalAI?
LocalAI, with 50,282 stars; nightingale has 13,470.

The proof: mudler/LocalAI on GitHub

Which has more tests, nightingale or LocalAI?
LocalAI, with 3,264 test files; nightingale has 246.

The proof: mudler/LocalAI's code at commit 638bb56

Which was updated more recently, nightingale or LocalAI?
LocalAI: its last push was on November 10, 2026, and nightingale's on November 6, 2026.

The proof: mudler/LocalAI's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, nightingale or LocalAI?
LocalAI: an AI signed 5.7% of its commits, with Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor; in nightingale, 0.1%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in mudler/LocalAI

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