hello-agents vs agent-lightning

hello-agents and agent-lightning share 4 technologies: FastAPI, uvicorn, jinja2, and Pydantic. Both are written in Python.

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What they share and what sets them apart

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
hello-agents226,661 lines written1,212 code files
agent-lightning16,024 lines written35 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.
hello-agents2.4% of its commits signed by AIWith Codex, Cursor, and Claude Code
agent-lightning4.5% of its commits signed by AIWith GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Cursor
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
hello-agentsLast push October 13, 2026660 commits86,039 stars
agent-lightningLast push November 5, 2026672 commits18,906 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
hello-agents97 test files6.9% of its code files have a test that imports them
agent-lightning24 test files62.9% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, hello-agents or agent-lightning?
hello-agents, with 226,661 lines written; agent-lightning has 16,024.

The proof: datawhalechina/hello-agents's code at commit 36f583c

Which has more GitHub stars, hello-agents or agent-lightning?
hello-agents, with 86,039 stars; agent-lightning has 18,906.

The proof: datawhalechina/hello-agents on GitHub

Which has more tests, hello-agents or agent-lightning?
hello-agents, with 97 test files; agent-lightning has 24.

The proof: datawhalechina/hello-agents's code at commit 36f583c

Which was updated more recently, hello-agents or agent-lightning?
agent-lightning: its last push was on November 5, 2026, and hello-agents's on October 13, 2026.

The proof: microsoft/agent-lightning's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, hello-agents or agent-lightning?
agent-lightning: an AI signed 4.5% of its commits, with GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Cursor; in hello-agents, 2.4%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in microsoft/agent-lightning

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