---
title: "picoGPT vs caveman"
type: "comparison"
canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/jaymody-picogpt-vs-juliusbrussee-caveman"
tools: ["jaymody-picogpt", "juliusbrussee-caveman"]
---

# picoGPT vs caveman

Neutral, constraint-first comparison with live GitHub stats.

| | [picoGPT](/tools/jaymody-picogpt.md) | [caveman](/tools/juliusbrussee-caveman.md) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tagline | An unnecessarily tiny implementation of GPT-2 in NumPy | Cuts 65% of tokens in AI coding agent responses. |
| Stars | 3,465 | 86,189 |
| Forks | 459 | 4,805 |
| Open issues | 14 | 370 |
| Language | Python | JavaScript |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Categories | LLM Frameworks | LLM Frameworks, Developer Tools |

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**Machine-readable endpoints**

- JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=jaymody-picogpt`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=jaymody-picogpt)
- LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt)
- Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt)

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