--- title: "agenticSeek vs search_with_lepton" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/fosowl-agenticseek-vs-leptonai-search-with-lepton" tools: ["fosowl-agenticseek", "leptonai-search-with-lepton"] --- # agenticSeek vs search_with_lepton *GraphCanon updated Aug 16, 2026* ## Verdict Pick agenticSeek if agenticSeek is a stand-alone AI tool designed to operate locally without the need for external APIs or monthly fees; pick search_with_lepton if **search_with_lepton** is a TypeScript-based conversational search demo integrating Lepton AI's LLM and offering flexible backend options like Bing, Google SearchAPI, Serper, or Programmable Search Engine. [agenticSeek](http://agenticseek.tech) reports 27k GitHub stars, 3.0k forks, and 35 open issues, last pushed Aug 11, 2026. [search_with_lepton](https://search.lepton.run) has 8.1k stars, 998 forks, and 44 open issues, last pushed Dec 2, 2025. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [agenticSeek's repository](https://github.com/Fosowl/agenticSeek) and [search_with_lepton's repository](https://github.com/leptonai/search_with_lepton). | | [agenticSeek](/tools/fosowl-agenticseek.md) | [search_with_lepton](/tools/leptonai-search-with-lepton.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | Fully Local Manus AI. No APIs, No $200 monthly bills. | Building a quick conversation-based search demo with Lepton AI. | | Stars | 26,870 | 8,081 | | Forks | 3,013 | 998 | | Open issues | 35 | 44 | | Language | Python | TypeScript | | Adopt for | agenticSeek is a stand-alone AI tool designed to operate locally without the need for external APIs or monthly fees. | **search_with_lepton** is a TypeScript-based conversational search demo integrating Lepton AI's LLM and offering flexible backend options like Bing, Google SearchAPI, Serper, or Programmable Search Engine. | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | GPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 license, providing freedom to use, modify and distribute the software while requiring preservation of copyright notices. | | Categories | AI Agents, LLM Frameworks | Data & Retrieval, LLM Frameworks | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [agenticSeek](/tools/fosowl-agenticseek.md) | [search_with_lepton](/tools/leptonai-search-with-lepton.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Very active (96%) | Archived (8%) | | Days since push | 5d | 248d | | Archived on GitHub | No | Yes | | Open issues (now) | 35 | 44 | | Stars delta | +236 (30d) | Unknown | | Open issues delta | +2 (30d) | Unknown | | Owner type | User | Organization | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/fosowl-agenticseek/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/leptonai-search-with-lepton/trust.md) | ## Decision facts: agenticSeek - **Pricing:** freemium - No monthly fees, but users must cover their own hardware costs. - **Requirements:** Operates fully on local hardware with Python environment. - **Adopt for:** agenticSeek is a stand-alone AI tool designed to operate locally without the need for external APIs or monthly fees. ## Decision facts: search_with_lepton - **Adopt for:** **search_with_lepton** is a TypeScript-based conversational search demo integrating Lepton AI's LLM and offering flexible backend options like Bing, Google SearchAPI, Serper, or Programmable Search Engine. - **License detail:** Apache-2.0 license, providing freedom to use, modify and distribute the software while requiring preservation of copyright notices. ## Choose when ### Choose agenticSeek if… - agenticSeek is primarily Python; search_with_lepton is TypeScript. - License: agenticSeek is GPL-3.0, search_with_lepton is Apache-2.0. - Pricing: No monthly fees, but users must cover their own hardware costs.. - Requirements: Operates fully on local hardware with Python environment.. - Tags unique to agenticSeek: agentic-ai, agents, autonomous-agents, deepseek-r1. - Also covers AI Agents. - agenticSeek ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. - - When you require an autonomous agent that can perform tasks independently, such as web browsing and coding, without incurring high costs or relying on third-party services. ### Choose search_with_lepton if… - search_with_lepton is primarily TypeScript; agenticSeek is Python. - License: search_with_lepton is Apache-2.0, agenticSeek is GPL-3.0. - Tags unique to search_with_lepton: ai-applications, bing-api, conversational-search, google-search. - Also covers Data & Retrieval. - - When you need a quick prototype of a conversation-driven search engine leveraging Lepton AI. ## When NOT to use agenticSeek - - Avoid using agenticSeek for projects where interaction with external APIs is essential, as it does not integrate with them and might limit the capabilities you need. - - It may not be suitable if your team or project requires continuous community support and frequent updates due to its reliance on updates via a single user's Twitter account. ## When NOT to use search_with_lepton - - Avoid if your project strictly requires only native integration with other LLMs besides Lepton AI as this tool is tightly coupled with it. - - Not recommended if you aim to build a large-scale production system as the demo focuses on rapid development rather than high throughput or enterprise-level robustness. ## Common questions ### What is the difference between agenticSeek and search_with_lepton? agenticSeek: Fully Local Manus AI. No APIs, No $200 monthly bills.. search_with_lepton: Building a quick conversation-based search demo with Lepton AI.. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose agenticSeek over search_with_lepton? Choose agenticSeek over search_with_lepton when agenticSeek is primarily Python; search_with_lepton is TypeScript; License: agenticSeek is GPL-3.0, search_with_lepton is Apache-2.0; Pricing: No monthly fees, but users must cover their own hardware costs.; Requirements: Operates fully on local hardware with Python environment.; Tags unique to agenticSeek: agentic-ai, agents, autonomous-agents, deepseek-r1; Also covers AI Agents; agenticSeek ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment; - When you require an autonomous agent that can perform tasks independently, such as web browsing and coding, without incurring high costs or relying on third-party services. ### When should I choose search_with_lepton over agenticSeek? Choose search_with_lepton over agenticSeek when search_with_lepton is primarily TypeScript; agenticSeek is Python; License: search_with_lepton is Apache-2.0, agenticSeek is GPL-3.0; Tags unique to search_with_lepton: ai-applications, bing-api, conversational-search, google-search; Also covers Data & Retrieval; - When you need a quick prototype of a conversation-driven search engine leveraging Lepton AI. ### When should I avoid agenticSeek? - Avoid using agenticSeek for projects where interaction with external APIs is essential, as it does not integrate with them and might limit the capabilities you need. - It may not be suitable if your team or project requires continuous community support and frequent updates due to its reliance on updates via a single user's Twitter account. ### When should I avoid search_with_lepton? - Avoid if your project strictly requires only native integration with other LLMs besides Lepton AI as this tool is tightly coupled with it. - Not recommended if you aim to build a large-scale production system as the demo focuses on rapid development rather than high throughput or enterprise-level robustness. ### Is agenticSeek or search_with_lepton more popular on GitHub? agenticSeek has more GitHub stars (26,870 vs 8,081). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are agenticSeek and search_with_lepton open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (agenticSeek: GPL-3.0, search_with_lepton: Apache-2.0). ### Where can I find alternatives to agenticSeek or search_with_lepton? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [agenticSeek alternatives](/tools/fosowl-agenticseek/alternatives) and [search_with_lepton alternatives](/tools/leptonai-search-with-lepton/alternatives) ([agenticSeek markdown twin](/tools/fosowl-agenticseek/alternatives.md), [search_with_lepton markdown twin](/tools/leptonai-search-with-lepton/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/fosowl-agenticseek-vs-leptonai-search-with-lepton.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, agenticSeek or search_with_lepton? agenticSeek: Very active. search_with_lepton: Archived. 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 agenticSeek and search_with_lepton? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [agenticSeek trust report](/tools/fosowl-agenticseek/trust); [search_with_lepton trust report](/tools/leptonai-search-with-lepton/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=fosowl-agenticseek`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=fosowl-agenticseek) - 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/_