Kun

★ 6.3k

pinvou-agent

★ 2.7k

Kun vs pinvou-agent

Q: Which is better, Kun or pinvou-agent?

By GitHub stars, Kun has more community adoption, but the best choice depends on your specific use case.

Kun: Kun is a local-first desktop AI workspace where code, documents and agent chats share one local runtime, with sessions, memory and settings kept on your machine. It has Code and Work modes, a design canvas, chats and group rooms with Codex, Claude Code and OpenCode, and a terminal TUI on the same kun serve runtime.; pinvou-agent: Pinvou Agent is an open-source Tauri desktop workspace with three modes: Work for tasks that produce files, Design for editable posters and charts, and Code for running Codex, Claude Code or Kimi over ACP. It works with local vLLM or any OpenAI-compatible API and extends through MCP servers, CLI connectors, Skills and workflows.

TL;DR

KunCode Assistant · ★ 6.3k

Hand a project folder to a local coding agent with approvals

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pinvou-agentWorkflow Automation · ★ 2.7k

Research and write reports that end as reusable files

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Kun

pinvou-agent

Features

Kun

01Code mode with project, terminal, Git and diff in one place

02Work mode for documents, papers and research material

03Private chats and group rooms with Codex, Claude Code and OpenCode

04Tools, directories and permissions require approval by default

05Provider presets for DeepSeek, Kimi, GLM, Qwen and Ollama

pinvou-agent

01Artifact panel that collects every file the agent creates or edits

02Local knowledge base with full-text and vector retrieval

03Design mode for editing generated posters and data visualizations

04Codex, Claude Code and Kimi as coding agents over ACP

05Connectors for Feishu, DingTalk, WeCom, Tencent Meeting and Obsidian

Use Cases

Kun

↳Hand a project folder to a local coding agent with approvals

↳Organize papers and documents with an assistant

↳Coordinate several coding agents in one chat room

pinvou-agent

↳Research and write reports that end as reusable files

↳Run a fully local agent loop with a local model

↳Use several coding agents from one desktop workspace

FAQ

What is the difference between Kun and pinvou-agent?

Both Kun and pinvou-agent are in the Code Assistant category. Kun has 6.3k stars, while pinvou-agent has 2.7k stars.

Which is better, Kun or pinvou-agent?

The best choice depends on your use case. Choose Kun if Hand a project folder to a local coding agent with approvals, and pinvou-agent if Research and write reports that end as reusable files.

Is Kun free or open source?

Yes, Kun is open source on GitHub (NOASSERTION).

Is pinvou-agent free or open source?

Yes, pinvou-agent is open source on GitHub (MIT).

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