Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/continuedev/continue/vs/mastra-ai/mastra
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/continuedev/continue/vs/mastra-ai/mastra.md
Description: continue and mastra share 6 technologies: React, Vite, OpenAI, MCP, Anthropic, and GitHub. Both are written in TypeScript.

# continue vs mastra

continue and mastra share 6 technologies: React, Vite, OpenAI, MCP, Anthropic, and GitHub. Both are written in TypeScript.

- [continuedev/continue](https://seerepo.com/r/continuedev/continue): open-source coding agent
- [mastra-ai/mastra](https://seerepo.com/r/mastra-ai/mastra): Mastra is the modern TypeScript framework for AI-powered applications and agents.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: React, Vite, OpenAI, MCP, Anthropic, GitHub
- Only in continue: Express, Postgres
- Only in mastra: Redis, PostHog

## Side by side

| | continue | mastra |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 328,309 lines written, 1,392 code files | 3,812,739 lines written, 9,739 code files |
| Who writes it | 2.4% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Continue, Cursor, Aider, OpenHands, Amp, GitHub Copilot, and Codex | 6% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Devin, CodeRabbit, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codex, Factory, and Amp |
| Activity | Last push November 1, 2026, 16,266 commits, 36,390 stars | Last push November 2, 2026, 20,978 commits, 29,277 stars |
| Tests | 440 test files. 24.3% of its code files have a test that imports them | 6,660 test files. 44% 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, continue or mastra?

mastra, with 3,812,739 lines written in 9,739 code files; continue has 328,309 in 1,392.

The proof: [mastra-ai/mastra's code at commit 7daa2e1](https://github.com/mastra-ai/mastra/tree/7daa2e1d35bfa7e3f072643b0c264dca1d5530c1)

### Which has more GitHub stars, continue or mastra?

continue, with 36,390 stars; mastra has 29,277.

The proof: [continuedev/continue on GitHub](https://github.com/continuedev/continue)

### Which has more tests, continue or mastra?

mastra, with 6,660 test files; continue has 440.

The proof: [mastra-ai/mastra's code at commit 7daa2e1](https://github.com/mastra-ai/mastra/tree/7daa2e1d35bfa7e3f072643b0c264dca1d5530c1)

### Which was updated more recently, continue or mastra?

mastra: its last push was on November 2, 2026, and continue's on November 1, 2026.

The proof: [mastra-ai/mastra's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/mastra-ai/mastra/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, continue or mastra?

mastra: an AI signed 6% of its commits, with Claude Code, Devin, CodeRabbit, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codex, Factory, and Amp; in continue, 2.4%.

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

## Sources

- continuedev/continue: Read on November 1, 2026, at commit 5522c6f (https://github.com/continuedev/continue/tree/5522c6f44ca0ac3528b37244818fbfa39b5af470)
- mastra-ai/mastra: Read on November 2, 2026, at commit 7daa2e1 (https://github.com/mastra-ai/mastra/tree/7daa2e1d35bfa7e3f072643b0c264dca1d5530c1)

## 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.