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huginn vs GoModel
huginn has 50,269 GitHub stars, 4,339 forks, 698 open issues and last shipped yesterday. GoModel has 1,298 stars, 125 forks, 80 open issues and last shipped yesterday. huginn leads on adoption by 3,773% (50,269 vs 1,298 stars). huginn is written in Ruby under MIT; GoModel is written in Go under MIT. huginn has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, GoModel 10%. GoModel 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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| huginn | GoModel | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 50K | ★ 1.3K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | Ruby | Go |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.3K | ⑂ 125 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick huginn if
- You weight community size — 50K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Ruby
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick GoModel if
- You want the GoModel feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and GoModel fits your workflow better
About huginn
What is Huginn? Huginn is a system for building agents that perform automated tasks for you online. They can read the web, watch for events, and take actions on your behalf. Huginn's Agents create and consume events, propagating them along a directed graph. Think of it as a hackable version of IFTTT or Zapier on your own server. You always know who has your data. You do. Here are some of the things that you can do with Huginn: Track the weather and get an email when it's going to rain (or snow) tomorrow ("Don't forget your umbrella!") List terms that you care about and receive email when their occurrence on…
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About GoModel
GoModel The last AI gateway you will ever need GoModel is the fastest and the most resource efficient AI Gateway ( the self reproducible benchmarks ). It's an alternative to LiteLLM (which was hacked recently) and Portkey (which is no longer maintained on GitHub). (click on the animation ↑ to see the live demo) GoModel saves you money and nerves. Money because you can remember the responses on this layer (caching), track your spending and do tricks like prompt compression and intelligent routing. Nerves because we strive to achieve good quality and reliability. Our ambition is to be the last AI gateway you will…
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Frequently asked questions
Is huginn or GoModel more popular?
huginn has 50,269 GitHub stars and GoModel has 1,298. huginn has the larger community by that measure.
Are huginn and GoModel free?
Both are open source. huginn is licensed under MIT and GoModel under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between huginn and GoModel?
huginn is written in Ruby and GoModel in Go. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, huginn or GoModel?
Choose huginn if you want the larger community (50,269 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose GoModel if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.