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odysseus vs xiaozhi-android-client
odysseus has 87,357 GitHub stars, 903 forks, 1,233 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. xiaozhi-android-client has 1,596 stars, 411 forks, 6 open issues and last shipped yesterday. odysseus leads on adoption by 5,373% (87,357 vs 1,596 stars). odysseus is written in Python under AGPL-3.0; xiaozhi-android-client is written in Dart under Apache-2.0. odysseus has attracted 1% as many forks as stars, xiaozhi-android-client 26%. xiaozhi-android-client 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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| odysseus | xiaozhi-android-client | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 87K | ★ 1.6K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Python | Dart |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-18 |
| Forks | ⑂ 903 | ⑂ 411 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick odysseus if
- You weight community size — 87K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick xiaozhi-android-client if
- You want the xiaozhi-android-client feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Dart
- You evaluated both and xiaozhi-android-client fits your workflow better
About odysseus
Odysseus is a self hosted AI workspace written in Python and released under the AGPL 3.0 or later licence, built for people who want chat, agents, research, documents, email, notes, tasks, and calendar in one deployment on infrastructure they control.
read the full odysseus overview →
About xiaozhi-android-client
xiaozhi android client is a Flutter client for the xiaozhi server ecosystem that puts real time voice conversation and text chat in front of Android, iOS, HarmonyOS, Web, Windows, macOS and Linux users, and it is aimed at developers, AI hardware makers and self hosters who already run or plan to run a xiaozhi backend.
read the full xiaozhi-android-client overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is odysseus or xiaozhi-android-client more popular?
odysseus has 87,357 GitHub stars and xiaozhi-android-client has 1,596. odysseus has the larger community by that measure.
Are odysseus and xiaozhi-android-client free?
Both are open source. odysseus is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and xiaozhi-android-client under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between odysseus and xiaozhi-android-client?
odysseus is written in Python and xiaozhi-android-client in Dart. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, odysseus or xiaozhi-android-client?
Choose odysseus if you want the larger community (87,357 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose xiaozhi-android-client if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.