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beads vs LocalAI

beads and LocalAI share 6 technologies: net/http, SQLite, github.com/microcosm-cc/bluemonday, OpenTelemetry, go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric, and go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric. Both are written in Go.

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What they share and what sets them apart

gastownhall

beads

Beads - A memory upgrade for your coding agent

Go28.6kRead on November 8, 2026, at commit 2edea9cWhat is beads built with?

Only in beads

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

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
beads1,299,687 lines written1,440 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.
beads41.4% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Amp, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Codex, Factory, Devin, and Kilo Code
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.
beadsLast push November 8, 202610,396 commits28,583 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.
beads2,621 test files86.1% 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, beads or LocalAI?
LocalAI, with 1,389,292 lines written; beads has 1,299,687.

The proof: mudler/LocalAI's code at commit efc6f93

Which has more GitHub stars, beads or LocalAI?
LocalAI, with 50,214 stars; beads has 28,583.

The proof: mudler/LocalAI on GitHub

Which has more tests, beads or LocalAI?
LocalAI, with 2,911 test files; beads has 2,621.

The proof: mudler/LocalAI's code at commit efc6f93

Which was updated more recently, beads or LocalAI?
beads: its last push was on November 8, 2026, and LocalAI's on November 5, 2026.

The proof: gastownhall/beads's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, beads or LocalAI?
beads: an AI signed 41.4% of its commits, with Claude Code, Amp, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Codex, Factory, Devin, and Kilo Code; in LocalAI, 3.7%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in gastownhall/beads

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