lix vs Rig
lix and Rig are both agent frameworks. lix is published by opral and Rig by Playgrounds. On GitHub, Rig has 8,963 stars and lix has 771. Both were last active in Oct 2026. The table lines up where they differ (publisher, GitHub stars, weekly downloads and languages) and has the install commands for both. Everything here comes from the listings' public sources and is refreshed daily. lix describes itself as: Embeddable version control system for files and SQL tables, with branch, diff, merge and rollback across both. Rig: Rust library for LLM applications with agents, tool calling, streaming and 20+ model providers, plus a terminal coding agent. Licenses: lix MIT, Rig MIT.
Updated Oct 26, 2026 · Built from catalog data; how we rank and grade
lix
opral
Embeddable version control system for files and SQL tables, with branch, diff, merge and rollback across both.
Rig
Playgrounds
Rust library for LLM applications with agents, tool calling, streaming and 20+ model providers, plus a terminal coding agent.
Who should pick which
- Pick lix if you work in JavaScript.
- Rig has the larger community: 8,963 GitHub stars against 771.
From listing data only. We don't pick a winner on security beyond the grades; read how grades work.
Side by side
| Fact | lix | Rig |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Harness | Harness |
| Publisher | opral | Playgrounds |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Pricing | Not stated | Not stated |
| Runs | Not stated | Not stated |
| Auth | Not stated | Not stated |
| Hosts supported | Not stated | Not stated |
| Tools | Not listed yet | Not listed yet |
| Security grade | –Security: not graded yet | –Security: not graded yet |
| Freshness grade | AFreshness: A | AFreshness: A |
| GitHub stars | 771 | 8,963 |
| Weekly downloads | 565,665 | 152,367 |
| Last release | Oct 13, 2026 | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Last activity | Oct 14, 2026 | Oct 24, 2026 |
Facts from each listing's public sources, checked daily. Tool lists arrive with tool scans.
Install
lix
npm install @lix-js/sdk
Rig
cargo add rig-core
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LangChain.js
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Questions
- Is lix or Rig more popular?
- Rig has more GitHub stars (8,963 against 771). Stars measure attention, not quality, so check freshness and docs too.
- Are lix and Rig open source?
- Yes: lix is MIT and Rig is MIT.
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Cite this page
lix vs Rig. Agent Mart. https://agentmart.dev/compare/lix-vs-rig (last updated 2026-10-26)