Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/paperclipai/paperclip/vs/QwenLM/qwen-code
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/paperclipai/paperclip/vs/QwenLM/qwen-code.md
Description: paperclip and qwen-code share 5 technologies: React, Express, MCP, OpenAI, and Anthropic. Both are written in TypeScript.

# paperclip vs qwen-code

paperclip and qwen-code share 5 technologies: React, Express, MCP, OpenAI, and Anthropic. Both are written in TypeScript.

- [paperclipai/paperclip](https://seerepo.com/r/paperclipai/paperclip): The open-source app everyone uses to manage agents at work
- [QwenLM/qwen-code](https://seerepo.com/r/QwenLM/qwen-code): An open-source AI coding agent that lives in your terminal.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: React, Express, MCP, OpenAI, Anthropic
- Only in paperclip: Vite, Postgres, AWS S3, Sentry, Google, Svix
- Only in qwen-code: Next.js, Android

## Side by side

| | paperclip | qwen-code |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 2,989,154 lines written, 4,868 code files | 5,543,236 lines written, 4,993 code files |
| Who writes it | 17.6% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot | 24% of its commits signed by AI. With Qwen Code, Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codex, Jules, Mistral Vibe, and Factory |
| Activity | Last push October 30, 2026, 5,650 commits, 108,962 stars | Last push November 2, 2026, 11,032 commits, 28,886 stars |
| Tests | 4,146 test files. 59.2% of its code files have a test that imports them | 4,696 test files. 76.3% 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, paperclip or qwen-code?

qwen-code, with 5,543,236 lines written in 4,993 code files; paperclip has 2,989,154 in 4,868.

The proof: [QwenLM/qwen-code's code at commit 14de8a0](https://github.com/QwenLM/qwen-code/tree/14de8a035e5143e4018fda96a641826349546caf)

### Which has more GitHub stars, paperclip or qwen-code?

paperclip, with 108,962 stars; qwen-code has 28,886.

The proof: [paperclipai/paperclip on GitHub](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip)

### Which has more tests, paperclip or qwen-code?

qwen-code, with 4,696 test files; paperclip has 4,146.

The proof: [QwenLM/qwen-code's code at commit 14de8a0](https://github.com/QwenLM/qwen-code/tree/14de8a035e5143e4018fda96a641826349546caf)

### Which was updated more recently, paperclip or qwen-code?

qwen-code: its last push was on November 2, 2026, and paperclip's on October 30, 2026.

The proof: [QwenLM/qwen-code's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/QwenLM/qwen-code/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, paperclip or qwen-code?

qwen-code: an AI signed 24% of its commits, with Qwen Code, Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codex, Jules, Mistral Vibe, and Factory; in paperclip, 17.6%.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in QwenLM/qwen-code](https://seerepo.com/r/QwenLM/qwen-code/ai)

## Sources

- paperclipai/paperclip: Read on October 30, 2026, at commit 198218b (https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/tree/198218bf554877fe3b7a83742eefb3b8f12392c6)
- QwenLM/qwen-code: Read on November 2, 2026, at commit 14de8a0 (https://github.com/QwenLM/qwen-code/tree/14de8a035e5143e4018fda96a641826349546caf)

## 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.