jan vs grok-build

jan and grok-build share 17 technologies: SQLite, Tokio, rusqlite, OpenAI, indicatif, Ratatui, hmac, oauth2, rmcp, agent-client-protocol, pulldown-cmark, zip, schemars, log, env_logger, infer, and quick-xml. Both are written in Rust.

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What they share and what sets them apart

In common

xai-org

grok-build

SpaceXAI's coding agent harness and TUI. Fullscreen, mouse interactive, extensible.

Rust27.7kRead on November 8, 2026, at commit 2bdd1d6What is grok-build built with?

Only in grok-build

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
jan478,180 lines written949 code files
grok-build1,982,128 lines written2,511 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.
jan0.5% of its commits signed by AIWith GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, Factory, Jules, and Aider
grok-build0% of its commits signed by AI
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
janLast push November 5, 20267,455 commits45,500 stars
grok-buildLast push September 29, 202651 commits27,712 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
jan527 test files48.9% of its code files have a test that imports them
grok-build1,077 test files52.1% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, jan or grok-build?
grok-build, with 1,982,128 lines written; jan has 478,180.

The proof: xai-org/grok-build's code at commit 2bdd1d6

Which has more GitHub stars, jan or grok-build?
jan, with 45,500 stars; grok-build has 27,712.

The proof: janhq/jan on GitHub

Which has more tests, jan or grok-build?
grok-build, with 1,077 test files; jan has 527.

The proof: xai-org/grok-build's code at commit 2bdd1d6

Which was updated more recently, jan or grok-build?
jan: its last push was on November 5, 2026, and grok-build's on September 29, 2026.

The proof: janhq/jan's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, jan or grok-build?
jan: an AI signed 0.5% of its commits, with GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, Factory, Jules, and Aider.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in janhq/jan

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