Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/deepinsight/insightface/vs/JaidedAI/EasyOCR
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/deepinsight/insightface/vs/JaidedAI/EasyOCR.md
Description: insightface and EasyOCR share 5 technologies: torch, opencv-python, scikit-image, torchvision, and pillow. Both are written in Python.

# insightface vs EasyOCR

insightface and EasyOCR share 5 technologies: torch, opencv-python, scikit-image, torchvision, and pillow. Both are written in Python.

- [deepinsight/insightface](https://seerepo.com/r/deepinsight/insightface): State-of-the-art 2D and 3D Face Analysis Project
- [JaidedAI/EasyOCR](https://seerepo.com/r/JaidedAI/EasyOCR): Ready-to-use OCR with 80+ supported languages and all popular writing scripts including Latin, Chinese, Arabic, Devanagari, Cyrillic and etc.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: torch, opencv-python, scikit-image, torchvision, pillow
- Only in insightface: androidx.activity:activity, FastAPI, sphinx-rtd-theme, constraintlayout, matplotlib, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, Google, androidx.camera:camera-view, Plotly, scikit-learn, sklearn, albumentations, recommonmark, sphinx-markdown-tables, androidx.exifinterface:exifinterface, loguru
- Only in EasyOCR: None

## Side by side

| | insightface | EasyOCR |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 289,843 lines written, 1,073 code files | 14,429 lines written, 65 code files |
| Who writes it | 1.6% of its commits signed by AI. With Codex | 0.2% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code |
| Activity | Last push October 19, 2026, 2,157 commits, 30,164 stars | Last push November 13, 2026, 418 commits, 30,138 stars |
| Tests | 197 test files. 15.1% of its code files have a test that imports them | 4 test files. 6.2% 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, insightface or EasyOCR?

insightface, with 289,843 lines written; EasyOCR has 14,429.

The proof: [deepinsight/insightface's code at commit c6c3af7](https://github.com/deepinsight/insightface/tree/c6c3af7bd2d0a0bf4b78c78437357f3521aa5d52)

### Which has more GitHub stars, insightface or EasyOCR?

insightface, with 30,164 stars; EasyOCR has 30,138.

The proof: [deepinsight/insightface on GitHub](https://github.com/deepinsight/insightface)

### Which has more tests, insightface or EasyOCR?

insightface, with 197 test files; EasyOCR has 4.

The proof: [deepinsight/insightface's code at commit c6c3af7](https://github.com/deepinsight/insightface/tree/c6c3af7bd2d0a0bf4b78c78437357f3521aa5d52)

### Which was updated more recently, insightface or EasyOCR?

EasyOCR: its last push was on November 13, 2026, and insightface's on October 19, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, insightface or EasyOCR?

insightface: an AI signed 1.6% of its commits, with Codex; in EasyOCR, 0.2%.

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

## Sources

- deepinsight/insightface: Read on November 7, 2026, at commit c6c3af7 (https://github.com/deepinsight/insightface/tree/c6c3af7bd2d0a0bf4b78c78437357f3521aa5d52)
- JaidedAI/EasyOCR: Read on November 14, 2026, at commit 2f77e2e (https://github.com/JaidedAI/EasyOCR/tree/2f77e2e8125d666af859a57d49014731ecbf40c6)

## 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.