Codewhale vs yazi

Codewhale and yazi share 8 technologies: lru, Tokio, objc2-foundation, Ratatui, ansi-to-tui, image, tracing, and tracing-subscriber. Both are written in Rust.

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What they share and what sets them apart

codewhale-hq

Codewhale

Open-source agent for the terminal written in Rust. Use any provider or model. Issues & PRs always welcome

Rust41.2kRead on November 6, 2026, at commit 8963aeeWhat is Codewhale built with?

Only in Codewhale

In common

sxyazi

yazi

💥 Blazing fast terminal file manager written in Rust, based on async I/O.

Rust43.3kRead on November 6, 2026, at commit 6882e1aWhat is yazi built with?

Only in yazi

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
Codewhale1,797,226 lines written1,778 code files
yazi82,293 lines written1,386 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.
Codewhale41.2% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Codex, Devin, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Jules, Gemini CLI, and Factory
yazi0.1% of its commits signed by AIWith GitHub Copilot
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
CodewhaleLast push November 6, 202611,474 commits41,158 stars
yaziLast push November 5, 20261,565 commits43,254 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
Codewhale558 test files41.8% of its code files have a test that imports them
yazi0 test files

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, Codewhale or yazi?
Codewhale, with 1,797,226 lines written; yazi has 82,293.

The proof: codewhale-hq/Codewhale's code at commit 8963aee

Which has more GitHub stars, Codewhale or yazi?
yazi, with 43,254 stars; Codewhale has 41,158.

The proof: sxyazi/yazi on GitHub

Which has more tests, Codewhale or yazi?
Codewhale, with 558 test files.

The proof: codewhale-hq/Codewhale's code at commit 8963aee

Which was updated more recently, Codewhale or yazi?
Codewhale: its last push was on November 6, 2026, and yazi's on November 5, 2026.

The proof: codewhale-hq/Codewhale's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, Codewhale or yazi?
Codewhale: an AI signed 41.2% of its commits, with Claude Code, Codex, Devin, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Jules, Gemini CLI, and Factory; in yazi, 0.1%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in codewhale-hq/Codewhale

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