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Open-source AI and vibe coding by the numbers

Counts across the 322 projects in both rankings, from the same data as the lists.

Data from 12 Oct 2026, refreshed twice a day. The open data API has every project behind these counts.

  • Projects322
  • Categories35
  • Stars, all projects11.5m
  • Median score59
  • Method changes2

Projects per category

The biggest categories are Skills, plugins and rules on Best of Vibe Coding (31 projects) and Model serving on Best of Open-Source AI (20 projects).

Best of Vibe Coding
Skills, plugins and rules: 31Skills, plugins and rules31Coding agents and assistants: 21Coding agents and assistants21Agent backends: 18Agent backends18Voice and realtime: 16Voice and realtime16Chat apps: 12Chat apps12RAG and search: 12RAG and search12App builder starters: 7App builder starters7Cloud reference architectures: 7Cloud reference architectures7SaaS boilerplates: 7SaaS boilerplates7Agent UI and generative UI: 6Agent UI and generative UI6AI API backends: 6AI API backends6MCP servers for developers: 6MCP servers for developers6MCP servers and chat-host apps: 5MCP servers and chat-host apps5AI editors and workflow canvases: 4AI editors and workflow canvases4Backends and databases: 2Backends and databases2Deploy and hosting: 2Deploy and hosting2Design to code: 2Design to code2Mobile and browser extensions: 2Mobile and browser extensions2Code review and testing: 1Code review and testing1
Numbers as a table
Projects per category, Best of Vibe Coding
CategoryProjects
Skills, plugins and rules31
Coding agents and assistants21
Agent backends18
Voice and realtime16
Chat apps12
RAG and search12
App builder starters7
Cloud reference architectures7
SaaS boilerplates7
Agent UI and generative UI6
AI API backends6
MCP servers for developers6
MCP servers and chat-host apps5
AI editors and workflow canvases4
Backends and databases2
Deploy and hosting2
Design to code2
Mobile and browser extensions2
Code review and testing1
Best of Open-Source AI
Model serving: 20Model serving20RAG and knowledge: 15RAG and knowledge15Gateways: 14Gateways14Chat UIs: 13Chat UIs13Observability: 13Observability13Assistants: 12Assistants12Memory: 12Memory12Voice: 11Voice11Agent platforms: 10Agent platforms10Image and video: 8Image and video8Sandboxes: 8Sandboxes8Vector databases: 8Vector databases8Search: 5Search5Data and scraping for AI: 3Data and scraping for AI3Workflow automation with AI: 2Workflow automation with AI2Security: 1Security1
Numbers as a table
Projects per category, Best of Open-Source AI
CategoryProjects
Model serving20
RAG and knowledge15
Gateways14
Chat UIs13
Observability13
Assistants12
Memory12
Voice11
Agent platforms10
Image and video8
Sandboxes8
Vector databases8
Search5
Data and scraping for AI3
Workflow automation with AI2
Security1

Licenses

87% of all 322 projects use a permissive license such as MIT or Apache-2.0. 27 have custom terms or no license, so read those before you use one at work.

Best of Vibe Coding
Permissive (MIT, Apache, BSD): 163 (98%)Permissive (MIT, Apache, BSD)163 (98%)Copyleft (GPL, AGPL): 1 (<1%)Copyleft (GPL, AGPL)1 (<1%)Custom or none: 3 (2%)Custom or none3 (2%)
Numbers as a table
License families, Best of Vibe Coding
LicenseProjectsShare
Permissive (MIT, Apache, BSD)16398%
Copyleft (GPL, AGPL)1<1%
Custom or none32%
Best of Open-Source AI
Permissive (MIT, Apache, BSD): 116 (75%)Permissive (MIT, Apache, BSD)116 (75%)Copyleft (GPL, AGPL): 15 (10%)Copyleft (GPL, AGPL)15 (10%)Custom or none: 24 (15%)Custom or none24 (15%)
Numbers as a table
License families, Best of Open-Source AI
LicenseProjectsShare
Permissive (MIT, Apache, BSD)11675%
Copyleft (GPL, AGPL)1510%
Custom or none2415%

GPU needs

On Best of Open-Source AI, 102 of 155 projects need no GPU and 33 run faster with one; 8 require a GPU.

Best of Vibe Coding
No GPU needed: 148 (89%)No GPU needed148 (89%)A GPU helps, not required: 6 (4%)A GPU helps, not required6 (4%)Needs a GPU: 0 (0%)Needs a GPU0 (0%)README does not say: 13 (8%)README does not say13 (8%)
Numbers as a table
GPU needs, from each README, Best of Vibe Coding
GPUProjectsShare
No GPU needed14889%
A GPU helps, not required64%
Needs a GPU00%
README does not say138%
Best of Open-Source AI
No GPU needed: 102 (66%)No GPU needed102 (66%)A GPU helps, not required: 33 (21%)A GPU helps, not required33 (21%)Needs a GPU: 8 (5%)Needs a GPU8 (5%)README does not say: 12 (8%)README does not say12 (8%)
Numbers as a table
GPU needs, from each README, Best of Open-Source AI
GPUProjectsShare
No GPU needed10266%
A GPU helps, not required3321%
Needs a GPU85%
README does not say128%

Docker, arm64 and live demos

Docker files or an image ship with 31% of Best of Vibe Coding and 93% of Best of Open-Source AI. You can try 69 projects in a live demo before you install anything.

Best of Vibe Coding
Docker: 51 (31%)Docker51 (31%)arm64 or Apple Silicon: 30 (18%)arm64 or Apple Silicon30 (18%)Live demo: 35 (21%)Live demo35 (21%)
Numbers as a table
Ways to run it, Best of Vibe Coding
HasProjectsShare
Docker5131%
arm64 or Apple Silicon3018%
Live demo3521%
Best of Open-Source AI
Docker: 144 (93%)Docker144 (93%)arm64 or Apple Silicon: 77 (50%)arm64 or Apple Silicon77 (50%)Live demo: 34 (22%)Live demo34 (22%)
Numbers as a table
Ways to run it, Best of Open-Source AI
HasProjectsShare
Docker14493%
arm64 or Apple Silicon7750%
Live demo3422%

Languages

The most common main language is TypeScript on Best of Vibe Coding (84) and Python on Best of Open-Source AI (73).

Best of Vibe Coding
TypeScript: 84 (50%)TypeScript84 (50%)Python: 36 (22%)Python36 (22%)JavaScript: 9 (5%)JavaScript9 (5%)Rust: 9 (5%)Rust9 (5%)Go: 8 (5%)Go8 (5%)Jupyter Notebook: 4 (2%)Jupyter Notebook4 (2%)Other languages: 16 (10%)Other languages16 (10%)No main language: 1 (<1%)No main language1 (<1%)
Numbers as a table
Main language on GitHub, Best of Vibe Coding
LanguageProjectsShare
TypeScript8450%
Python3622%
JavaScript95%
Rust95%
Go85%
Jupyter Notebook42%
Other languages1610%
No main language1<1%
Best of Open-Source AI
Python: 73 (47%)Python73 (47%)TypeScript: 42 (27%)TypeScript42 (27%)Rust: 15 (10%)Rust15 (10%)Go: 14 (9%)Go14 (9%)C++: 3 (2%)C++3 (2%)JavaScript: 3 (2%)JavaScript3 (2%)Other languages: 5 (3%)Other languages5 (3%)
Numbers as a table
Main language on GitHub, Best of Open-Source AI
LanguageProjectsShare
Python7347%
TypeScript4227%
Rust1510%
Go149%
C++32%
JavaScript32%
Other languages53%

Last commit

240 of 322 projects (75%) had a commit in the last 30 days. None has gone a year without one.

Best of Vibe Coding
In the last 30 days: 109 (65%)In the last 30 days109 (65%)31 to 90 days ago: 20 (12%)31 to 90 days ago20 (12%)91 days to a year ago: 38 (23%)91 days to a year ago38 (23%)More than a year ago: 0 (0%)More than a year ago0 (0%)
Numbers as a table
Last commit to the default branch, Best of Vibe Coding
Last commitProjectsShare
In the last 30 days10965%
31 to 90 days ago2012%
91 days to a year ago3823%
More than a year ago00%
Best of Open-Source AI
In the last 30 days: 131 (85%)In the last 30 days131 (85%)31 to 90 days ago: 10 (6%)31 to 90 days ago10 (6%)91 days to a year ago: 14 (9%)91 days to a year ago14 (9%)More than a year ago: 0 (0%)More than a year ago0 (0%)
Numbers as a table
Last commit to the default branch, Best of Open-Source AI
Last commitProjectsShare
In the last 30 days13185%
31 to 90 days ago106%
91 days to a year ago149%
More than a year ago00%

Stars

The median project has 5k stars on Best of Vibe Coding and 20.1k stars on Best of Open-Source AI. OpenClaw has the most: 391.8k.

Best of Vibe Coding
100k or more: 17 (10%)100k or more17 (10%)50k to 100k: 23 (14%)50k to 100k23 (14%)20k to 50k: 28 (17%)20k to 50k28 (17%)5k to 20k: 16 (10%)5k to 20k16 (10%)1k to 5k: 29 (17%)1k to 5k29 (17%)Under 1k: 54 (32%)Under 1k54 (32%)
Numbers as a table
GitHub stars, Best of Vibe Coding
StarsProjectsShare
100k or more1710%
50k to 100k2314%
20k to 50k2817%
5k to 20k1610%
1k to 5k2917%
Under 1k5432%
Best of Open-Source AI
100k or more: 13 (8%)100k or more13 (8%)50k to 100k: 16 (10%)50k to 100k16 (10%)20k to 50k: 49 (32%)20k to 50k49 (32%)5k to 20k: 46 (30%)5k to 20k46 (30%)1k to 5k: 30 (19%)1k to 5k30 (19%)Under 1k: 1 (<1%)Under 1k1 (<1%)
Numbers as a table
GitHub stars, Best of Open-Source AI
StarsProjectsShare
100k or more138%
50k to 100k1610%
20k to 50k4932%
5k to 20k4630%
1k to 5k3019%
Under 1k1<1%

Scores

The median score is 51 on Best of Vibe Coding and 63 on Best of Open-Source AI, and 26 projects score 80 or more out of 100.

Best of Vibe Coding
90 to 100: 2 (1%)90 to 1002 (1%)80 to 89: 16 (10%)80 to 8916 (10%)70 to 79: 25 (15%)70 to 7925 (15%)60 to 69: 19 (11%)60 to 6919 (11%)50 to 59: 27 (16%)50 to 5927 (16%)40 to 49: 39 (23%)40 to 4939 (23%)30 to 39: 19 (11%)30 to 3919 (11%)Under 30: 20 (12%)Under 3020 (12%)
Numbers as a table
Scores out of 100, Best of Vibe Coding
ScoreProjectsShare
90 to 10021%
80 to 891610%
70 to 792515%
60 to 691911%
50 to 592716%
40 to 493923%
30 to 391911%
Under 302012%
Best of Open-Source AI
90 to 100: 0 (0%)90 to 1000 (0%)80 to 89: 8 (5%)80 to 898 (5%)70 to 79: 41 (26%)70 to 7941 (26%)60 to 69: 49 (32%)60 to 6949 (32%)50 to 59: 33 (21%)50 to 5933 (21%)40 to 49: 14 (9%)40 to 4914 (9%)30 to 39: 8 (5%)30 to 398 (5%)Under 30: 2 (1%)Under 302 (1%)
Numbers as a table
Scores out of 100, Best of Open-Source AI
ScoreProjectsShare
90 to 10000%
80 to 8985%
70 to 794126%
60 to 694932%
50 to 593321%
40 to 49149%
30 to 3985%
Under 3021%

Method changes

2 dated changes to how we rank, newest first. The methodology page keeps the same log.

  • 2026-10-12: penalties we do not check yet are marked coming; only "no license" has ever been applied
  • 2026-10-09: Docker alone earns no points, medals mark places 1–3 instead of score bands