open_clip vs LocalAI
open_clip and LocalAI share 6 technologies: Hugging Face, torch, safetensors, torchvision, transformers, and tiktoken. open_clip is written in Python and LocalAI in Go.
LinkedInWhat they share and what sets them apart
mlfoundations
open_clip
An open source implementation of CLIP.
Python14.2kRead on November 9, 2026, at commit f9a0948What is open_clip built with?Only in open_clip
webdataset
timm
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
pyarrow
s3
- NATS.io
- Postgres
- github.com/glebarez/sqlite
- SQLite
- MCP
OpenAI- anyio
- FastAPI
- Lightning
uvicorn
- 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
accelerate
- bitsandbytes
- conformer
- coqui-tts
- einops
- flash-attn
llama-cpp-python
- llvmlite
- Model Context Protocol
- ModelScope
- ONNX
- onnxruntime-gpu
openai-go
- phonemizer
- s3tokenizer
scikit-image
- sentencepiece
- spacy-pkuseg
torchao
- vector-quantize-pytorch
diffusers
mlx
opencv-python
insightface
- mlx-lm
torchaudio
- vLLM
librosa
- onnxruntime
sglang
- datasets
- faster-whisper
funasr
- kokoro
- mlx-audio
optimum
peft
- 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
open_clipLocalAI
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
open_clip43,646 lines written75 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.
open_clip2.3% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code and Codex
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.
open_clipLast push November 6, 2026779 commits14,247 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.
open_clip57 test files68% 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, open_clip or LocalAI?
LocalAI, with 1,389,292 lines written; open_clip has 43,646.
The proof: mudler/LocalAI's code at commit efc6f93
Which has more GitHub stars, open_clip or LocalAI?
LocalAI, with 50,214 stars; open_clip has 14,247.
The proof: mudler/LocalAI on GitHub
Which has more tests, open_clip or LocalAI?
LocalAI, with 2,911 test files; open_clip has 57.
The proof: mudler/LocalAI's code at commit efc6f93
Which was updated more recently, open_clip or LocalAI?
open_clip: its last push was on November 6, 2026, and LocalAI's on November 5, 2026.
The proof: mlfoundations/open_clip's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, open_clip or LocalAI?
LocalAI: an AI signed 3.7% of its commits, with Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor; in open_clip, 2.3%.
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