LocalAI vs laya

LocalAI and laya share 8 technologies: Hugging Face, FastAPI, ONNX, torch, transformers, onnxruntime, safetensors, and tokenizers. LocalAI is written in Go and laya in Python.

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What they share and what sets them apart

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

In common

NandhaKishorM

laya

Non-autoregressive System 1 decision engine. Typed choice, score and yes/no decisions over any text in a single forward pass, in 100+ languages, with a router that picks the right checkpoint per request.

Python35.1kRead on November 7, 2026, at commit 4444f2fWhat is laya built with?

Only in laya

  • onnxscript
  • github.com/yalue/onnxruntime_go
  • Microsoft.ML.OnnxRuntime
  • ort
  • log

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
LocalAI1,389,292 lines written2,979 code files
laya279,804 lines written294 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.
LocalAI3.7% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor
laya13.2% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
LocalAILast push November 5, 20269,317 commits50,214 stars
layaLast push November 6, 20261,995 commits35,134 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
LocalAI2,911 test files60.8% of its code files have a test that imports them
laya413 test files66% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, LocalAI or laya?
LocalAI, with 1,389,292 lines written; laya has 279,804.

The proof: mudler/LocalAI's code at commit efc6f93

Which has more GitHub stars, LocalAI or laya?
LocalAI, with 50,214 stars; laya has 35,134.

The proof: mudler/LocalAI on GitHub

Which has more tests, LocalAI or laya?
LocalAI, with 2,911 test files; laya has 413.

The proof: mudler/LocalAI's code at commit efc6f93

Which was updated more recently, LocalAI or laya?
laya: its last push was on November 6, 2026, and LocalAI's on November 5, 2026.

The proof: NandhaKishorM/laya's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, LocalAI or laya?
laya: an AI signed 13.2% of its commits, with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot; in LocalAI, 3.7%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in NandhaKishorM/laya

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