--- title: "code-eval vs academic-research-skills" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/abacaj-code-eval-vs-imbad0202-academic-research-skills" tools: ["abacaj-code-eval", "imbad0202-academic-research-skills"] --- # code-eval vs academic-research-skills *GraphCanon updated Jul 11, 2026* ## Verdict Pick code-eval when license: code-eval is MIT, academic-research-skills is Other; pick academic-research-skills when license: academic-research-skills is Other, code-eval is MIT. [code-eval](https://github.com/abacaj/code-eval) reports 429 GitHub stars, 37 forks, and 5 open issues, last pushed Sep 12, 2023. [academic-research-skills](https://buymeacoffee.com/crucify020v) has 37k stars, 3.0k forks, and 9 open issues, last pushed Jul 11, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [code-eval's repository](https://github.com/abacaj/code-eval) and [academic-research-skills's repository](https://github.com/Imbad0202/academic-research-skills). | | [code-eval](/tools/abacaj-code-eval.md) | [academic-research-skills](/tools/imbad0202-academic-research-skills.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | Run evaluation on LLMs using human-eval benchmark | Academic Research Skills for Claude Code: research → write → review → revise → finalize | | Stars | 429 | 37,300 | | Forks | 37 | 3,043 | | Open issues | 5 | 9 | | Language | Python | Python | | Adopt for | - | - | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | MIT | Other | | Categories | Evaluation & Observability, LLM Frameworks | Data & Retrieval, LLM Frameworks | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [code-eval](/tools/abacaj-code-eval.md) | [academic-research-skills](/tools/imbad0202-academic-research-skills.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Dormant (18%) | Very active (96%) | | Days since push | 1033d | 0d | | Open issues (now) | 5 | 9 | | Security scan | 73 low (73 low) | No lockfile | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/abacaj-code-eval/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/imbad0202-academic-research-skills/trust.md) | ## Choose when ### Choose code-eval if… - License: code-eval is MIT, academic-research-skills is Other. - Tags unique to code-eval: humaneval, python, wizardcoder. - Also covers Evaluation & Observability. ### Choose academic-research-skills if… - License: academic-research-skills is Other, code-eval is MIT. - Tags unique to academic-research-skills: academic-pipeline, academic-writing, ai-research, claude. - Also covers Data & Retrieval. ## When NOT to use code-eval - Last GitHub push was 1034 days ago (dormant maintenance, Sep 12, 2023). Validate activity before betting a new project on code-eval. - Evaluation & Observability: Defer heavyweight eval infra only until you have real traffic - never skip it once users depend on answers. - LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. ## When NOT to use academic-research-skills - Data & Retrieval: Skip a heavy ingestion framework when your corpus is small and static; a script plus the embedding API is enough. - LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. ## Common questions ### What is the difference between code-eval and academic-research-skills? code-eval: Run evaluation on LLMs using human-eval benchmark. academic-research-skills: Academic Research Skills for Claude Code: research → write → review → revise → finalize. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose code-eval over academic-research-skills? Choose code-eval over academic-research-skills when License: code-eval is MIT, academic-research-skills is Other; Tags unique to code-eval: humaneval, python, wizardcoder; Also covers Evaluation & Observability. ### When should I choose academic-research-skills over code-eval? Choose academic-research-skills over code-eval when License: academic-research-skills is Other, code-eval is MIT; Tags unique to academic-research-skills: academic-pipeline, academic-writing, ai-research, claude; Also covers Data & Retrieval. ### When should I avoid code-eval? Last GitHub push was 1034 days ago (dormant maintenance, Sep 12, 2023). Validate activity before betting a new project on code-eval. Evaluation & Observability: Defer heavyweight eval infra only until you have real traffic - never skip it once users depend on answers. LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. ### When should I avoid academic-research-skills? Data & Retrieval: Skip a heavy ingestion framework when your corpus is small and static; a script plus the embedding API is enough. LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. ### Is code-eval or academic-research-skills more popular on GitHub? academic-research-skills has more GitHub stars (37,300 vs 429). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are code-eval and academic-research-skills open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (code-eval: MIT, academic-research-skills: Other). ### Where can I find alternatives to code-eval or academic-research-skills? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [code-eval alternatives](/tools/abacaj-code-eval/alternatives) and [academic-research-skills alternatives](/tools/imbad0202-academic-research-skills/alternatives) ([code-eval markdown twin](/tools/abacaj-code-eval/alternatives.md), [academic-research-skills markdown twin](/tools/imbad0202-academic-research-skills/alternatives.md)), ranked by typed relationship edges rather than popularity votes. ### Is there a machine-readable version of this comparison? Yes. The markdown twin at [this comparison](/compare/abacaj-code-eval-vs-imbad0202-academic-research-skills.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, code-eval or academic-research-skills? code-eval: Dormant. academic-research-skills: Very active. Compare maintenance labels, days since push, and release cadence in the trust section below - stars alone do not measure maintenance. ### Where are the full trust reports for code-eval and academic-research-skills? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [code-eval trust report](/tools/abacaj-code-eval/trust); [academic-research-skills trust report](/tools/imbad0202-academic-research-skills/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=abacaj-code-eval`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=abacaj-code-eval) - LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt) - Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt) _GraphCanon - The knowledge graph for AI development. https://www.graphcanon.com/_