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QwenPaw vs hope-agent
QwenPaw has 35,130 GitHub stars, 3,119 forks, 990 open issues and last shipped today. hope-agent has 1,605 stars, 153 forks, 18 open issues and last shipped yesterday. QwenPaw leads on adoption by 2,089% (35,130 vs 1,605 stars). QwenPaw is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0; hope-agent is written in Rust under MIT. QwenPaw has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, hope-agent 10%. QwenPaw was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (agent, chatbot), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
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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| QwenPaw | hope-agent | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 35K | ★ 1.6K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | Rust |
| Last push | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-19 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.1K | ⑂ 153 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick QwenPaw if
- You weight community size — 35K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick hope-agent if
- You want the hope-agent feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You evaluated both and hope-agent fits your workflow better
About QwenPaw
QwenPaw is a personal AI assistant harness under the Apache 2.0 licence, aimed at people who want an LLM agent running on their own machine or in their own cloud account and reachable from the chat apps they already use.
read the full QwenPaw overview →
About hope-agent
Hope Agent is a local first, cross device desktop AI agent written in Rust that keeps long term memory, pursues goals autonomously, dynamically orchestrates multiple agents, and can also run headlessly as a resident service, for individuals and teams who want an assistant that works on their own desktop, NAS, or cloud host.
read the full hope-agent overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is QwenPaw or hope-agent more popular?
QwenPaw has 35,130 GitHub stars and hope-agent has 1,605. QwenPaw has the larger community by that measure.
Are QwenPaw and hope-agent free?
Both are open source. QwenPaw is licensed under Apache-2.0 and hope-agent under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between QwenPaw and hope-agent?
QwenPaw is written in TypeScript and hope-agent in Rust. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, QwenPaw or hope-agent?
Choose QwenPaw if you want the larger community (35,130 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose hope-agent if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.