remotion vs LocalAI
remotion is the more adopted project, with 66,837 GitHub stars against 49,903 for LocalAI. LocalAI was updated more recently (today, against today). remotion is written in TypeScript and LocalAI in Go.
| remotion | LocalAI | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | 🎥 Make videos programmatically with React | LocalAI is the open-source AI engine. Run any model - LLMs, vision, voice, image, video - on any hardware. No GPU required. |
| Author | remotion-dev | mudler |
| Stars | 66837 | 49903 |
| Language | TypeScript | Go |
| License | Other | MIT |
| Last update | 2026-10-24T07:44:25Z | 2026-10-24T08:05:33Z |
| Source | https://github.com/remotion-dev/remotion | https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI |
| Stars this week | n/a | +305 |
Which should you choose?
- remotion describes itself as: "🎥 Make videos programmatically with React"
- LocalAI describes itself as: "LocalAI is the open-source AI engine. Run any model - LLMs, vision, voice, image, video - on any hardware. No GPU required."
Stars measure adoption, not fit. Read both READMEs for the tools each server exposes, then try them side by side in your client: the install guide shows how to add both.
Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, remotion or LocalAI?
remotion has more GitHub stars: 66,837 against 49,903. This week remotion gained 0 stars and LocalAI gained 305, which says more about current momentum than the all-time total. Both figures are refreshed daily from GitHub.
Are remotion and LocalAI open source?
remotion: Other. LocalAI: MIT (open source). An open-source license lets you run and self-host the server at no cost. If either one wraps a commercial API, that provider's pricing still applies, so read each README for the accounts and keys it needs.
Can I use remotion and LocalAI together?
Yes, if both run as MCP servers. MCP clients such as Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code can connect to several servers at once, and the agent picks tools from each. Give them distinct names in your config, and keep the number of active servers small so tool definitions do not crowd the context window.
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