Comparison
academic-research-skills vs LiveCodeBench
Verdict
Pick academic-research-skills when license: academic-research-skills is Other, LiveCodeBench is MIT; pick LiveCodeBench when license: LiveCodeBench is MIT, academic-research-skills is Other.
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Trust & integrity
| Signal | academic-research-skills | LiveCodeBench |
|---|---|---|
| Maintenance | Very active (0d since push) As of today · github_public_v1 | Slowing (360d since push) As of today · github_public_v1 |
| Provenance | Not a fork · Personal account As of today · github_public_v1 | Not a fork · Organization account As of today · github_public_v1 |
| Security (OSV) | No lockfile As of today · none | No lockfile As of today · none |
Tagline
- academic-research-skills
- Academic Research Skills for Claude Code: research → write → review → revise → finalize
- LiveCodeBench
- Official repository for the paper "LiveCodeBench: Holistic and Contamination Free Evaluation of Large Language Models for Code"
Stars
- academic-research-skills
- 37k
- LiveCodeBench
- 904
Forks
- academic-research-skills
- 3.0k
- LiveCodeBench
- 193
Open issues
- academic-research-skills
- 9
- LiveCodeBench
- 35
Language
- academic-research-skills
- Python
- LiveCodeBench
- Python
Adopt for
- academic-research-skills
- -
- LiveCodeBench
- -
Persona
- academic-research-skills
- -
- LiveCodeBench
- -
Runtime
- academic-research-skills
- -
- LiveCodeBench
- -
License
- academic-research-skills
- Other
- LiveCodeBench
- MIT
Last pushed
- academic-research-skills
- Jul 11, 2026
- LiveCodeBench
- Jul 16, 2025
Categories
- academic-research-skills
- Data & Retrieval, LLM Frameworks
- LiveCodeBench
- Evaluation & Observability, LLM Frameworks
Trust and health
Maintenance
- academic-research-skills
- Very active (96%)
- LiveCodeBench
- Slowing (36%)
Days since push
- academic-research-skills
- 0d
- LiveCodeBench
- 360d
Open issues (now)
- academic-research-skills
- 9
- LiveCodeBench
- 35
Owner type
- academic-research-skills
- User
- LiveCodeBench
- Organization
Full report
- academic-research-skills
- Trust report
- LiveCodeBench
- Trust report
Choose academic-research-skills if…
- License: academic-research-skills is Other, LiveCodeBench is MIT.
- Tags unique to academic-research-skills: academic-pipeline, academic-writing, ai-research, claude.
- Also covers Data & Retrieval.
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.
Choose LiveCodeBench if…
- License: LiveCodeBench is MIT, academic-research-skills is Other.
- Tags unique to LiveCodeBench: code-execution, code-generation, code-llms, code-repair.
- Also covers Evaluation & Observability.
When NOT to use LiveCodeBench
- Last GitHub push was 361 days ago (slowing maintenance, Jul 16, 2025). Validate activity before betting a new project on LiveCodeBench.
- 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.
Explore
Sources
Every stat on this page traces to a dated GitHub sync, license file, enrichment field, or trust scan.
- GitHub stars (Imbad0202/academic-research-skills) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- GitHub forks (Imbad0202/academic-research-skills) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- Last push (Imbad0202/academic-research-skills) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- License file (Other) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- Trust scan (lockfile / OSV) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- GitHub stars (LiveCodeBench/LiveCodeBench) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- GitHub forks (LiveCodeBench/LiveCodeBench) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- Last push (LiveCodeBench/LiveCodeBench) · observed Jul 16, 2025
- License file (MIT) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- Trust scan (lockfile / OSV) · observed Jul 11, 2026
GitHub stars on cards: academic-research-skills 37k · LiveCodeBench 904 (synced Jul 11, 2026).
Common questions
- What is the difference between academic-research-skills and LiveCodeBench?
- academic-research-skills: Academic Research Skills for Claude Code: research → write → review → revise → finalize. LiveCodeBench: Official repository for the paper "LiveCodeBench: Holistic and Contamination Free Evaluation of Large Language Models for Code". See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories.
- When should I choose academic-research-skills over LiveCodeBench?
- Choose academic-research-skills over LiveCodeBench when License: academic-research-skills is Other, LiveCodeBench is MIT; Tags unique to academic-research-skills: academic-pipeline, academic-writing, ai-research, claude; Also covers Data & Retrieval.
- When should I choose LiveCodeBench over academic-research-skills?
- Choose LiveCodeBench over academic-research-skills when License: LiveCodeBench is MIT, academic-research-skills is Other; Tags unique to LiveCodeBench: code-execution, code-generation, code-llms, code-repair; Also covers Evaluation & Observability.
- 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.
- When should I avoid LiveCodeBench?
- Last GitHub push was 361 days ago (slowing maintenance, Jul 16, 2025). Validate activity before betting a new project on LiveCodeBench. 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.
- Is academic-research-skills or LiveCodeBench more popular on GitHub?
- academic-research-skills has more GitHub stars (37,300 vs 904). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints.
- Are academic-research-skills and LiveCodeBench open source?
- Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (academic-research-skills: Other, LiveCodeBench: MIT).
- Where can I find alternatives to academic-research-skills or LiveCodeBench?
- GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at academic-research-skills alternatives and LiveCodeBench alternatives (academic-research-skills markdown twin, LiveCodeBench markdown twin), 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 mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers.
- Which is better maintained, academic-research-skills or LiveCodeBench?
- academic-research-skills: Very active. LiveCodeBench: Slowing. 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 LiveCodeBench?
- GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: academic-research-skills trust report; LiveCodeBench trust report.