---
title: "paper-qa vs transformers"
type: "comparison"
canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/future-house-paper-qa-vs-huggingface-transformers"
tools: ["future-house-paper-qa", "huggingface-transformers"]
---

# paper-qa vs transformers

Neutral, constraint-first comparison with live GitHub stats.

| | [paper-qa](/tools/future-house-paper-qa.md) | [transformers](/tools/huggingface-transformers.md) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tagline | High accuracy RAG for answering questions from scientific documents with citations | 🤗 Transformers: the model-definition framework for state-of-the-art machine learning models |
| Stars | 8,832 | 162,350 |
| Forks | 887 | 33,811 |
| Open issues | 140 | 2,457 |
| Language | Python | Python |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Categories | Data & Retrieval, LLM Frameworks | Model Training, Data & Retrieval, LLM Frameworks |

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**Machine-readable endpoints**

- JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=future-house-paper-qa`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=future-house-paper-qa)
- LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt)
- Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt)

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