Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/flet-dev/flet/vs/getlantern/lantern
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/flet-dev/flet/vs/getlantern/lantern.md
Description: flet and lantern share 7 technologies: Flutter, shared_preferences, flutter_secure_storage, flutter_local_notifications, window_manager, cupertino_icons, and flutter_svg. flet is written in Python and lantern in Dart.

# flet vs lantern

flet and lantern share 7 technologies: Flutter, shared_preferences, flutter_secure_storage, flutter_local_notifications, window_manager, cupertino_icons, and flutter_svg. flet is written in Python and lantern in Dart.

- [flet-dev/flet](https://seerepo.com/r/flet-dev/flet): Build realtime web, mobile and desktop apps in Python only. No frontend experience required.
- [getlantern/lantern](https://seerepo.com/r/getlantern/lantern): Open-source VPN for speed, privacy, and censorship circumvention. Free to download on Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, and Linux.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Flutter, shared_preferences, flutter_secure_storage, flutter_local_notifications, window_manager, cupertino_icons, flutter_svg
- Only in flet: FastAPI, Google, fastmcp, flutter_web_plugins, uvicorn, material_ui, cupertino_ui, Rich, fl_chart, webview_flutter, highlight, flutter_math_fork, webview_flutter_android, webview_flutter_platform_interface, local_auth, oauthlib, pillow, file_picker, flutter_markdown_plus, markdown, image, qrcode, Fastlane
- Only in lantern: auto_route, flutter_hooks, Stripe, androidx.core:core-ktx, androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-livedata-ktx, google_fonts, shimmer, auto_size_text, desktop_drop, flutter_inappwebview, desktop_webview_window, lottie, pinput, defusedxml, jinja2, howett.net/plist, qr_flutter, image_picker, mobile_scanner

## Side by side

| | flet | lantern |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 292,217 lines written, 966 code files | 145,355 lines written, 429 code files |
| Who writes it | 3.1% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor | 19.9% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code and GitHub Copilot |
| Activity | Last push November 6, 2026, 1,668 commits, 17,522 stars | Last push November 7, 2026, 1,532 commits, 16,713 stars |
| Tests | 449 test files. 5% of its code files have a test that imports them | 233 test files. 46.4% 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, flet or lantern?

flet, with 292,217 lines written; lantern has 145,355.

The proof: [flet-dev/flet's code at commit 1a19e48](https://github.com/flet-dev/flet/tree/1a19e48da52a668410eccd3ae50367333e4c3ca4)

### Which has more GitHub stars, flet or lantern?

flet, with 17,522 stars; lantern has 16,713.

The proof: [flet-dev/flet on GitHub](https://github.com/flet-dev/flet)

### Which has more tests, flet or lantern?

flet, with 449 test files; lantern has 233.

The proof: [flet-dev/flet's code at commit 1a19e48](https://github.com/flet-dev/flet/tree/1a19e48da52a668410eccd3ae50367333e4c3ca4)

### Which was updated more recently, flet or lantern?

lantern: its last push was on November 7, 2026, and flet's on November 6, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, flet or lantern?

lantern: an AI signed 19.9% of its commits, with Claude Code and GitHub Copilot; in flet, 3.1%.

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

## Sources

- flet-dev/flet: Read on November 6, 2026, at commit 1a19e48 (https://github.com/flet-dev/flet/tree/1a19e48da52a668410eccd3ae50367333e4c3ca4)
- getlantern/lantern: Read on November 7, 2026, at commit 7b6858b (https://github.com/getlantern/lantern/tree/7b6858b7aebe02b9ae9d299858a99a3e3187976a)

## 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.