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pi vs Dyad
pi has 106,586 GitHub stars, 13,437 forks, 202 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Dyad has 21,575 stars, 2,636 forks, 359 open issues and last shipped yesterday. pi leads on adoption by 394% (106,586 vs 21,575 stars). pi is written in TypeScript under MIT; Dyad is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence. pi has attracted 13% as many forks as stars, Dyad 12%. pi was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| pi | Dyad | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 107K | ★ 22K |
| License | MIT | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 13K | ⑂ 2.6K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick pi if
- You weight community size — 107K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Dyad if
- You want the Dyad feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Dyad fits your workflow better
About pi
Pi is a modular agent toolkit written in TypeScript for building and running terminal based AI coding agents. It lives in the developer tooling ecosystem and provides composable packages for LLM integration, agent orchestration, and terminal UI rendering. The project centers on @earendil works/pi coding agent , an interactive CLI agent, supported by core runtime, AI abstraction, and TUI libraries.
About Dyad
Dyad is a local, open source AI app builder for developer tools and AI assisted coding. It is positioned as a desktop alternative to hosted builders such as Lovable, v0, and Bolt, running on the user's own machine. The project is written in TypeScript and distributed through a public GitHub repository under a split license: code outside src/pro is Apache 2.0, while code inside src/pro is Functional Source License 1.1 Apache 2.0.
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Frequently asked questions
Is pi or Dyad more popular?
pi has 106,586 GitHub stars and Dyad has 21,575. pi has the larger community by that measure.
Are pi and Dyad free?
Both are open source. pi is licensed under MIT, and Dyad has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between pi and Dyad?
pi is written in TypeScript and Dyad in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, pi or Dyad?
Choose pi if you want the larger community (106,586 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Dyad if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.