ktransformers vs LocalAI
ktransformers and LocalAI share 14 technologies: FastAPI, pyarrow, Hugging Face, uvicorn, einops, OpenAI, sentencepiece, tiktoken, torch, transformers, safetensors, peft, accelerate, and datasets. ktransformers is written in Python and LocalAI in Go.
LinkedInWhat they share and what sets them apart
kvcache-ai
ktransformers
A Flexible Framework for Experiencing Heterogeneous LLM Inference/Fine-tune Optimizations
Python19.7kRead on November 5, 2026, at commit c987331What is ktransformers built with?Only in ktransformers
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
- React
- net/http
- Echo
s3
- NATS.io
- Postgres
- github.com/glebarez/sqlite
- SQLite
- MCP
- anyio
- Lightning
- Tokio
react-router-dom
- Vite
- Gradio
matplotlib
- gorm.io/gorm
- github.com/nats-io/jwt/v2
- github.com/nats-io/nkeys
- golang.org/x/oauth2
github.com/coreos/go-oidc/v3
- bitsandbytes
- conformer
- coqui-tts
- flash-attn
llama-cpp-python
- llvmlite
- Model Context Protocol
- ModelScope
- ONNX
- onnxruntime-gpu
openai-go
- phonemizer
- s3tokenizer
scikit-image
- spacy-pkuseg
torchao
torchvision
- vector-quantize-pytorch
diffusers
mlx
opencv-python
insightface
- mlx-lm
torchaudio
- vLLM
librosa
- onnxruntime
sglang
- faster-whisper
funasr
- kokoro
- mlx-audio
optimum
- QWen
- rerankers
sentence-transformers
tokenizers
trl
- whisperx
av
- sox
- torchcodec
github.com/go-audio/wav
pillow
github.com/charmbracelet/glamour
- github.com/dhowden/tag
github.com/microcosm-cc/bluemonday
- golang.org/x/image
imageio
imageio-ffmpeg
- jinja2
loguru
- go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric
- OpenTelemetry
- Docker
tracing
- github.com/Microsoft/hcsshim
- go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/prometheus
- go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric
- Prometheus
fontsource-variable
- CodeMirror
- @lezer/highlight
- yaml
- dompurify
highlight.js
marked
Side by side
ktransformersLocalAI
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
ktransformers202,519 lines written376 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.
ktransformers2.2% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot
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.
ktransformersLast push October 28, 2026939 commits19,660 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.
ktransformers178 test files6.9% 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, ktransformers or LocalAI?
LocalAI, with 1,389,292 lines written; ktransformers has 202,519.
The proof: mudler/LocalAI's code at commit efc6f93
Which has more GitHub stars, ktransformers or LocalAI?
LocalAI, with 50,214 stars; ktransformers has 19,660.
The proof: mudler/LocalAI on GitHub
Which has more tests, ktransformers or LocalAI?
LocalAI, with 2,911 test files; ktransformers has 178.
The proof: mudler/LocalAI's code at commit efc6f93
Which was updated more recently, ktransformers or LocalAI?
LocalAI: its last push was on November 5, 2026, and ktransformers's on October 28, 2026.
The proof: mudler/LocalAI's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, ktransformers or LocalAI?
LocalAI: an AI signed 3.7% of its commits, with Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor; in ktransformers, 2.2%.
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