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pi vs Paseo
pi has 106,586 GitHub stars, 13,437 forks, 202 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Paseo has 17,595 stars, 1,993 forks, 677 open issues and last shipped yesterday. pi leads on adoption by 506% (106,586 vs 17,595 stars). pi is written in TypeScript under MIT; Paseo is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence. pi has attracted 13% as many forks as stars, Paseo 11%. Paseo 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 | Paseo | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 107K | ★ 18K |
| License | MIT | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 13K | ⑂ 2.0K |
| 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 Paseo if
- You want the Paseo feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Paseo 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 Paseo
Paseo is a developer tool for orchestrating coding agents from a phone, desktop, or terminal. It lives in the AI assisted coding ecosystem and presents one interface for Claude Code, Codex, Copilot, OpenCode, and Pi agents. The project centers on a local server called the daemon, which manages agents on the user's machine.
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Frequently asked questions
Is pi or Paseo more popular?
pi has 106,586 GitHub stars and Paseo has 17,595. pi has the larger community by that measure.
Are pi and Paseo free?
Both are open source. pi is licensed under MIT, and Paseo has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between pi and Paseo?
pi is written in TypeScript and Paseo 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 Paseo?
Choose pi if you want the larger community (106,586 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Paseo if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.