Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/permissionlesstech/bitchat/vs/vercel/next.js
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/permissionlesstech/bitchat/vs/vercel/next.js.md
Description: bitchat and next.js share 3 technologies: Tokio, tracing-subscriber, and tracing. bitchat is written in Swift and next.js in JavaScript.

# bitchat vs next.js

bitchat and next.js share 3 technologies: Tokio, tracing-subscriber, and tracing. bitchat is written in Swift and next.js in JavaScript.

- [permissionlesstech/bitchat](https://seerepo.com/r/permissionlesstech/bitchat): bluetooth mesh chat, IRC vibes
- [vercel/next.js](https://seerepo.com/r/vercel/next.js): The React Framework

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Tokio, tracing-subscriber, tracing
- Only in bitchat: None
- Only in next.js: React, Express, turbo-persistence, concurrent-queue, quick_cache, next-api, next-core, react-relay, scheduler, Next.js, Datadog, styled-components, lightningcss, styled-jsx, emotion, Tailwind CSS, PostCSS, @picocss/pico, allsorts, cssparser, geist, parcel_selectors, plotters, tabled, @heroicons/react, Lucide, turbopack-mdx, mdxjs, jsonc-parser, image, imagesize, markdown, console-subscriber, tracing-chrome, class-variance-authority, next-themes, polished, tailwind-merge, Radix UI, cmdk, react-virtuoso, prompts, validate-npm-package-name, fontkit, Cheerio, @capsizecss/metrics, critters, cssnano-preset-default, @base-ui-components/react, sharp, Sass

## Side by side

| | bitchat | next.js |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 164,838 lines written, 318 code files | 2,424,111 lines written, 3,317 code files |
| Who writes it | 21.8% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code and Cursor | 0.8% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and Devin |
| Activity | Last push November 1, 2026, 975 commits, 37,082 stars | Last push November 12, 2026, 36,533 commits, 143,476 stars |
| Tests | 239 test files. 81.1% of its code files have a test that imports them | 19,092 test files. 11.3% 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, bitchat or next.js?

next.js, with 2,424,111 lines written; bitchat has 164,838.

The proof: [vercel/next.js's code at commit 3642b24](https://github.com/vercel/next.js/tree/3642b242d40fb98652ee0894c2df8bfc510cc9aa)

### Which has more GitHub stars, bitchat or next.js?

next.js, with 143,476 stars; bitchat has 37,082.

The proof: [vercel/next.js on GitHub](https://github.com/vercel/next.js)

### Which has more tests, bitchat or next.js?

next.js, with 19,092 test files; bitchat has 239.

The proof: [vercel/next.js's code at commit 3642b24](https://github.com/vercel/next.js/tree/3642b242d40fb98652ee0894c2df8bfc510cc9aa)

### Which was updated more recently, bitchat or next.js?

next.js: its last push was on November 12, 2026, and bitchat's on November 1, 2026.

The proof: [vercel/next.js's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/vercel/next.js/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, bitchat or next.js?

bitchat: an AI signed 21.8% of its commits, with Claude Code and Cursor; in next.js, 0.8%.

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

## Sources

- permissionlesstech/bitchat: Read on November 6, 2026, at commit 04995f6 (https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat/tree/04995f68e470a18d1fc99f86fa326c2a87bab4f2)
- vercel/next.js: Read on November 12, 2026, at commit 3642b24 (https://github.com/vercel/next.js/tree/3642b242d40fb98652ee0894c2df8bfc510cc9aa)

## 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.