higress vs LocalAI

higress and LocalAI share 8 technologies: net/http, Postgres, SQLite, MCP, OpenAI, 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

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LocalAI

LocalAI is the open-source AI engine. Run any model - LLMs, vision, voice, image, video - on any hardware. No GPU required.

Go50.3kRead on November 13, 2026, at commit affff71What is LocalAI built with?

Only in LocalAI

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
higress349,215 lines written617 code files
LocalAI1,553,487 lines written3,372 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
LocalAI6% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
higressLast push November 13, 20262,019 commits9,766 stars
LocalAILast push November 13, 20269,855 commits50,345 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
LocalAI3,400 test files62.5% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, higress or LocalAI?
LocalAI, with 1,553,487 lines written; higress has 349,215.

The proof: mudler/LocalAI's code at commit affff71

Which has more GitHub stars, higress or LocalAI?
LocalAI, with 50,345 stars; higress has 9,766.

The proof: mudler/LocalAI on GitHub

Which has more tests, higress or LocalAI?
LocalAI, with 3,400 test files; higress has 509.

The proof: mudler/LocalAI's code at commit affff71

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

The proof: mudler/LocalAI's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, higress or LocalAI?
LocalAI: an AI signed 6% of its commits, with Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor; in higress, 1%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in mudler/LocalAI

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