higress vs new-api

higress and new-api share 7 technologies: Redis, MySQL, Postgres, gorm.io/driver/clickhouse, gorm.io/gorm, openai-go, and Prometheus. Both are written in Go.

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What they share and what sets them apart

Only in higress

In common

QuantumNous

new-api

Open-source AI gateway. Self-hosted LLM gateway with OpenAI-, Claude- and Gemini-compatible APIs, model routing, access control, usage tracking and cost accounting.

Go51.9kRead on November 13, 2026, at commit b20e056What is new-api built with?

Only in new-api

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
higress349,215 lines written617 code files
new-api639,527 lines written2,070 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.
higress1% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code and Cursor
new-api0.7% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, CodeRabbit, Codex, Jules, and Cursor
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
higressLast push November 13, 20262,019 commits9,766 stars
new-apiLast push November 13, 20265,444 commits51,856 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
higress509 test files50.1% of its code files have a test that imports them
new-api571 test files41.4% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, higress or new-api?
new-api, with 639,527 lines written; higress has 349,215.

The proof: QuantumNous/new-api's code at commit b20e056

Which has more GitHub stars, higress or new-api?
new-api, with 51,856 stars; higress has 9,766.

The proof: QuantumNous/new-api on GitHub

Which has more tests, higress or new-api?
new-api, with 571 test files; higress has 509.

The proof: QuantumNous/new-api's code at commit b20e056

Which was updated more recently, higress or new-api?
Both got their last push on November 13, 2026.

The proof: higress-group/higress's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, higress or new-api?
higress: an AI signed 1% of its commits, with Claude Code and Cursor; in new-api, 0.7%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in higress-group/higress

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