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Bird vs octapi
Same numbers we show everywhere else, lined up. Ratings come from users, the grade comes from our scanner, adoption comes from public registries.
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Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. The safety scan favours Bird (97/100 against 58). Bird is hosted and callable through the gateway; octapi runs on your own machine.
| Bird | octapi | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | A97/100 | C58/100 |
| Adoption | Growing | New |
| GitHub stars | 1 | – |
| Downloads / week | – | 314 |
| Runs where | Hosted (remote) | Your machine (local) |
| Gateway-ready | Yes | No |
| Tools | — | 3 |
| Write actions | — | — |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-09-18 | — |
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