--- title: "academic-research-skills vs LangGPT" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/imbad0202-academic-research-skills-vs-langgptai-langgpt" tools: ["imbad0202-academic-research-skills", "langgptai-langgpt"] --- # academic-research-skills vs LangGPT *GraphCanon updated Jul 11, 2026* ## Verdict Pick academic-research-skills when academic-research-skills is primarily Python; LangGPT is Jupyter Notebook; pick LangGPT when langGPT is primarily Jupyter Notebook; academic-research-skills is Python. [academic-research-skills](https://buymeacoffee.com/crucify020v) reports 37k GitHub stars, 3.0k forks, and 9 open issues, last pushed Jul 11, 2026. [LangGPT](https://github.com/langgptai) has 12k stars, 935 forks, and 0 open issues, last pushed Jun 29, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [academic-research-skills's repository](https://github.com/Imbad0202/academic-research-skills) and [LangGPT's repository](https://github.com/langgptai/LangGPT). | | [academic-research-skills](/tools/imbad0202-academic-research-skills.md) | [LangGPT](/tools/langgptai-langgpt.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | Academic Research Skills for Claude Code: research → write → review → revise → finalize | LangGPT: Empowering everyone to become a prompt expert! 🚀 📌 结构化提示词（Structured Prompt）提出者 📌 元提示词（Meta-Prompt）发起者 📌 最流行的提示词落地范式 | Language of GPT The pioneering framework for structured & meta-promp | | Stars | 37,300 | 12,330 | | Forks | 3,043 | 935 | | Open issues | 9 | 0 | | Language | Python | Jupyter Notebook | | Adopt for | - | - | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Other | Apache-2.0 | | Categories | LLM Frameworks, Data & Retrieval | LLM Frameworks | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [academic-research-skills](/tools/imbad0202-academic-research-skills.md) | [LangGPT](/tools/langgptai-langgpt.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Very active (96%) | Active (82%) | | Days since push | 0d | 11d | | Open issues (now) | 9 | 0 | | Owner type | User | Organization | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/imbad0202-academic-research-skills/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/langgptai-langgpt/trust.md) | ## Choose when ### Choose academic-research-skills if… - academic-research-skills is primarily Python; LangGPT is Jupyter Notebook. - License: academic-research-skills is Other, LangGPT is Apache-2.0. - Tags unique to academic-research-skills: peer-review, academic-writing, ai-research, literature-review. - Also covers Data & Retrieval. ### Choose LangGPT if… - LangGPT is primarily Jupyter Notebook; academic-research-skills is Python. - License: LangGPT is Apache-2.0, academic-research-skills is Other. - Tags unique to LangGPT: doubao, gemini, gpt-4, chatgpt. ## When NOT to use academic-research-skills - LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. - Data & Retrieval: Skip a heavy ingestion framework when your corpus is small and static; a script plus the embedding API is enough. ## When NOT to use LangGPT - 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 academic-research-skills and LangGPT? academic-research-skills: Academic Research Skills for Claude Code: research → write → review → revise → finalize. LangGPT: LangGPT: Empowering everyone to become a prompt expert! 🚀 📌 结构化提示词（Structured Prompt）提出者 📌 元提示词（Meta-Prompt）发起者 📌 最流行的提示词落地范式 | Language of GPT The pioneering framework for structured & meta-promp. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose academic-research-skills over LangGPT? Choose academic-research-skills over LangGPT when academic-research-skills is primarily Python; LangGPT is Jupyter Notebook; License: academic-research-skills is Other, LangGPT is Apache-2.0; Tags unique to academic-research-skills: peer-review, academic-writing, ai-research, literature-review; Also covers Data & Retrieval. ### When should I choose LangGPT over academic-research-skills? Choose LangGPT over academic-research-skills when LangGPT is primarily Jupyter Notebook; academic-research-skills is Python; License: LangGPT is Apache-2.0, academic-research-skills is Other; Tags unique to LangGPT: doubao, gemini, gpt-4, chatgpt. ### When should I avoid academic-research-skills? LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. Data & Retrieval: Skip a heavy ingestion framework when your corpus is small and static; a script plus the embedding API is enough. ### When should I avoid LangGPT? LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. ### Is academic-research-skills or LangGPT more popular on GitHub? academic-research-skills has more GitHub stars (37,300 vs 12,330). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are academic-research-skills and LangGPT open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (academic-research-skills: Other, LangGPT: Apache-2.0). ### Where can I find alternatives to academic-research-skills or LangGPT? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [academic-research-skills alternatives](/tools/imbad0202-academic-research-skills/alternatives) and [LangGPT alternatives](/tools/langgptai-langgpt/alternatives) ([academic-research-skills markdown twin](/tools/imbad0202-academic-research-skills/alternatives.md), [LangGPT markdown twin](/tools/langgptai-langgpt/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/imbad0202-academic-research-skills-vs-langgptai-langgpt.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, academic-research-skills or LangGPT? academic-research-skills: Very active. LangGPT: 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 academic-research-skills and LangGPT? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [academic-research-skills trust report](/tools/imbad0202-academic-research-skills/trust); [LangGPT trust report](/tools/langgptai-langgpt/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=imbad0202-academic-research-skills`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=imbad0202-academic-research-skills) - 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/_