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sanic
Async Python web server and framework with a built-in CLI runner
- Stars
- 18.6k
- License
- MIT
- Last commit
- May 2026
- Last release
- May 2026
- Language
- Python
18,520 on 21 Apr 202618,632 on 10 Nov 2026
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Overview
Sanic is a Python 3.10+ web server and framework built on async/await. It ships its own HTTP server, started with `sanic hello.app`, listening on 127.0.0.1:8000 by default, and is also ASGI compliant so it can run under another ASGI server. It has no AI features; it fits the list only as a generic backend for exposing models or agents over HTTP.
Who it is for: Python developers who want an async HTTP backend to put in front of models
Strengths
- Built-in server and CLI; `pip install sanic` is enough to run an app
- ASGI compliant, so it can run under alternative ASGI servers
- Uses uvloop and ujson for speed, each can be disabled via env variable at install
- MIT licensed, with recent commits and releases
Weaknesses
- No AI, LLM or model-serving integration; you write all of that yourself
- Not a starter template: no auth, database or project scaffold included
- Requires Python 3.10 or newer
- Smaller ecosystem than FastAPI or Flask for AI backends
What it needs
- no GPU
- Docker
- Needs uvloop, ujson
- port 8000
What changed
- v25.12.1 ↗ (opens in a new tab)Security fix
“v25 LTS security patch”
- v24.12.1 ↗ (opens in a new tab)Security fix
“v24 LTS security patch by @ahopkins in https://github.com/sanic-org/sanic/pull/3165”
From the release notes. No flag means the note does not say so, not that the upgrade is safe.
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