Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/mudler/LocalAI/vs/ruvnet/ruflo
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/mudler/LocalAI/vs/ruvnet/ruflo.md
Description: LocalAI and ruflo share 4 technologies: React, Vite, Postgres, and MCP. LocalAI is written in Go and ruflo in TypeScript.

# LocalAI vs ruflo

LocalAI and ruflo share 4 technologies: React, Vite, Postgres, and MCP. LocalAI is written in Go and ruflo in TypeScript.

- [mudler/LocalAI](https://seerepo.com/r/mudler/LocalAI): LocalAI is the open-source AI engine. Run any model - LLMs, vision, voice, image, video - on any hardware. No GPU required.
- [ruvnet/ruflo](https://seerepo.com/r/ruvnet/ruflo): 🌊 The original agent harness. Deploy intelligent multi-player swarms, coordinate autonomous workflows, and build conversational AI systems. Features adaptive memory, self-learning intelligence, federation, vector RAG integration, and native Claude Code / Codex / Hermes and many more Integrated

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: React, Vite, Postgres, MCP
- Only in LocalAI: Echo, net/http
- Only in ruflo: SvelteKit, Express, MongoDB, Supabase, OpenAI

## Side by side

| | LocalAI | ruflo |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 1,000,131 lines written, 1,953 code files | 1,130,404 lines written, 2,471 code files |
| Who writes it | 2.2% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor | 36.1% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code and Codex |
| Activity | Last push October 28, 2026, 8,765 commits, 50,022 stars | Last push October 29, 2026, 8,953 commits, 80,024 stars |
| Tests | 1,783 test files. 56.1% of its code files have a test that imports them | 1,714 test files. 48.8% of its code files have a test that imports them |

- Size: Lines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
- Who writes it: A commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
- Activity: From GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
- Tests: The files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is bigger, LocalAI or ruflo?

ruflo, with 1,130,404 lines written in 2,471 code files; LocalAI has 1,000,131 in 1,953.

The proof: [ruvnet/ruflo's code at commit 89b0cd0](https://github.com/ruvnet/ruflo/tree/89b0cd02dd99ea1f63437fde6c05992ec53cc22b)

### Which has more GitHub stars, LocalAI or ruflo?

ruflo, with 80,024 stars; LocalAI has 50,022.

The proof: [ruvnet/ruflo on GitHub](https://github.com/ruvnet/ruflo)

### Which has more tests, LocalAI or ruflo?

LocalAI, with 1,783 test files; ruflo has 1,714.

The proof: [mudler/LocalAI's code at commit e7d2e76](https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/tree/e7d2e76fdf40057fb428f11bae13e4c00ab9bdd9)

### Which was updated more recently, LocalAI or ruflo?

ruflo: its last push was on October 29, 2026, and LocalAI's on October 28, 2026.

The proof: [ruvnet/ruflo's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/ruvnet/ruflo/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, LocalAI or ruflo?

ruflo: an AI signed 36.1% of its commits, with Claude Code and Codex; in LocalAI, 2.2%.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in ruvnet/ruflo](https://seerepo.com/r/ruvnet/ruflo/ai)

## Sources

- mudler/LocalAI: Read on October 28, 2026, at commit e7d2e76 (https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/tree/e7d2e76fdf40057fb428f11bae13e4c00ab9bdd9)
- ruvnet/ruflo: Read on October 29, 2026, at commit 89b0cd0 (https://github.com/ruvnet/ruflo/tree/89b0cd02dd99ea1f63437fde6c05992ec53cc22b)

## What is your repo built with?

Any public repo, with no account: https://seerepo.com/r/owner/repo/built, with the owner and name it has on GitHub.