insightface vs LocalAI
insightface and LocalAI share 8 technologies: FastAPI, matplotlib, torch, opencv-python, scikit-image, torchvision, pillow, and loguru. insightface is written in Python and LocalAI in Go.
What they share and what sets them apart
deepinsight
insightface
State-of-the-art 2D and 3D Face Analysis Project
Python30.2kRead on November 7, 2026, at commit c6c3af7What is insightface built with?Only in insightface
- androidx.activity:activity
- sphinx-rtd-theme
- constraintlayout
- androidx.appcompat:appcompat
- androidx.camera:camera-view
- Plotly
- scikit-learn
- sklearn
albumentations
- recommonmark
- sphinx-markdown-tables
- androidx.exifinterface:exifinterface
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.
Go50.2kRead on November 5, 2026, at commit efc6f93What is LocalAI built with?Only in LocalAI
- React
- net/http
- Echo
pyarrow
s3
- NATS.io
- Postgres
- github.com/glebarez/sqlite
- SQLite
- MCP
- Hugging Face
OpenAI- anyio
- Lightning
uvicorn
- Tokio
react-router-dom
- Vite
- Gradio
- gorm.io/gorm
- github.com/nats-io/jwt/v2
- github.com/nats-io/nkeys
- golang.org/x/oauth2
github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials
github.com/coreos/go-oidc/v3
accelerate
- bitsandbytes
- conformer
- coqui-tts
- einops
- flash-attn
llama-cpp-python
- llvmlite
- Model Context Protocol
- ModelScope
- ONNX
- onnxruntime-gpu
openai-go
- phonemizer
- s3tokenizer
- sentencepiece
- spacy-pkuseg
- tiktoken
torchao
- vector-quantize-pytorch
- transformers
diffusers
mlx
insightface
- mlx-lm
torchaudio
- vLLM
librosa
- onnxruntime
sglang
- datasets
- faster-whisper
funasr
- kokoro
- mlx-audio
optimum
peft
- QWen
- rerankers
safetensors
sentence-transformers
tokenizers
trl
- whisperx
av
- sox
- torchcodec
github.com/go-audio/wav
github.com/charmbracelet/glamour
- github.com/dhowden/tag
github.com/microcosm-cc/bluemonday
- golang.org/x/image
imageio
imageio-ffmpeg
- jinja2
- go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric
- OpenTelemetry
- Docker
tracing
github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2
github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config
- github.com/Microsoft/hcsshim
- go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/prometheus
- go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric
- Prometheus
tracing-subscriber
fontsource-variable
- CodeMirror
- @lezer/highlight
yaml
- dompurify
highlight.js
marked
Side by side
insightfaceLocalAI
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
insightface289,843 lines written1,073 code files
LocalAI1,389,292 lines written2,979 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.
insightface1.6% of its commits signed by AIWith Codex
LocalAI3.7% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
insightfaceLast push October 19, 20262,157 commits30,164 stars
LocalAILast push November 5, 20269,317 commits50,214 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
insightface197 test files15.1% of its code files have a test that imports them
LocalAI2,911 test files60.8% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, insightface or LocalAI?
LocalAI, with 1,389,292 lines written; insightface has 289,843.
The proof: mudler/LocalAI's code at commit efc6f93
Which has more GitHub stars, insightface or LocalAI?
LocalAI, with 50,214 stars; insightface has 30,164.
The proof: mudler/LocalAI on GitHub
Which has more tests, insightface or LocalAI?
LocalAI, with 2,911 test files; insightface has 197.
The proof: mudler/LocalAI's code at commit efc6f93
Which was updated more recently, insightface or LocalAI?
LocalAI: its last push was on November 5, 2026, and insightface's on October 19, 2026.
The proof: mudler/LocalAI's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, insightface or LocalAI?
LocalAI: an AI signed 3.7% of its commits, with Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor; in insightface, 1.6%.
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