--- title: "search_with_lepton vs moby" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/leptonai-search-with-lepton-vs-moby-moby" tools: ["leptonai-search-with-lepton", "moby-moby"] --- # search_with_lepton vs moby *GraphCanon updated Jul 11, 2026* ## Verdict Pick search_with_lepton when search_with_lepton is primarily TypeScript; moby is Go; pick moby when moby is primarily Go; search_with_lepton is TypeScript. [search_with_lepton](https://search.lepton.run) reports 8.1k GitHub stars, 1.0k forks, and 47 open issues, last pushed Dec 2, 2025. [moby](https://mobyproject.org/) has 72k stars, 19k forks, and 3.8k open issues, last pushed Jul 10, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [search_with_lepton's repository](https://github.com/leptonai/search_with_lepton) and [moby's repository](https://github.com/moby/moby). | | [search_with_lepton](/tools/leptonai-search-with-lepton.md) | [moby](/tools/moby-moby.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | Building a quick conversation-based search demo with Lepton AI. | The Moby Project - a collaborative project for the container ecosystem to assemble container-based systems | | Stars | 8,089 | 71,899 | | Forks | 1,003 | 19,126 | | Open issues | 47 | 3,821 | | Language | TypeScript | Go | | Adopt for | - | - | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | | Categories | Developer Tools, Inference & Serving, LLM Frameworks | Developer Tools, Inference & Serving, LLM Frameworks | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [search_with_lepton](/tools/leptonai-search-with-lepton.md) | [moby](/tools/moby-moby.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Archived (8%) | Very active (96%) | | Days since push | 221d | 1d | | Archived on GitHub | Yes | No | | Open issues (now) | 47 | 3.8k | | Security scan | No lockfile | No criticals | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/leptonai-search-with-lepton/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/moby-moby/trust.md) | ## Choose when ### Choose search_with_lepton if… - search_with_lepton is primarily TypeScript; moby is Go. - Tags unique to search_with_lepton: ai, ai-applications, leptonai, llm. - Leaner open-issue backlog (47). ### Choose moby if… - moby is primarily Go; search_with_lepton is TypeScript. - Tags unique to moby: containers, docker, go, golang. - moby ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. ## When NOT to use search_with_lepton - search_with_lepton is archived on GitHub. Prefer an active alternative unless you maintain a private fork or need a frozen dependency. - Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. - Inference & Serving: Self-hosting rarely beats a hosted API on cost until you have steady, high-volume traffic. - LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. ## When NOT to use moby - Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. - Inference & Serving: Self-hosting rarely beats a hosted API on cost until you have steady, high-volume traffic. - 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 search_with_lepton and moby? search_with_lepton: Building a quick conversation-based search demo with Lepton AI.. moby: The Moby Project - a collaborative project for the container ecosystem to assemble container-based systems. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose search_with_lepton over moby? Choose search_with_lepton over moby when search_with_lepton is primarily TypeScript; moby is Go; Tags unique to search_with_lepton: ai, ai-applications, leptonai, llm; Leaner open-issue backlog (47). ### When should I choose moby over search_with_lepton? Choose moby over search_with_lepton when moby is primarily Go; search_with_lepton is TypeScript; Tags unique to moby: containers, docker, go, golang; moby ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. ### When should I avoid search_with_lepton? search_with_lepton is archived on GitHub. Prefer an active alternative unless you maintain a private fork or need a frozen dependency. Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. Inference & Serving: Self-hosting rarely beats a hosted API on cost until you have steady, high-volume traffic. LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. ### When should I avoid moby? Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. Inference & Serving: Self-hosting rarely beats a hosted API on cost until you have steady, high-volume traffic. LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. ### Is search_with_lepton or moby more popular on GitHub? moby has more GitHub stars (71,899 vs 8,089). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are search_with_lepton and moby open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (search_with_lepton: Apache-2.0, moby: Apache-2.0). ### Where can I find alternatives to search_with_lepton or moby? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [search_with_lepton alternatives](/tools/leptonai-search-with-lepton/alternatives) and [moby alternatives](/tools/moby-moby/alternatives) ([search_with_lepton markdown twin](/tools/leptonai-search-with-lepton/alternatives.md), [moby markdown twin](/tools/moby-moby/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/leptonai-search-with-lepton-vs-moby-moby.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, search_with_lepton or moby? search_with_lepton: Archived. moby: Very 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 search_with_lepton and moby? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [search_with_lepton trust report](/tools/leptonai-search-with-lepton/trust); [moby trust report](/tools/moby-moby/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=leptonai-search-with-lepton`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=leptonai-search-with-lepton) - 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/_