- Fixed history double-conversion bugs to ensure smoother suggestion generation.
- Added validation and timeouts to prevent hung search requests.
- Improved widget execution handling; errors no longer crash the entire research pipeline.
- Resolved build-time errors by addressing missing package dependencies.
- Fixed edge cases involving non-array search query formats.
- Integrated serverUtils and updated the reverse geolocation API for better accuracy.
Vane by Kushagra Srivastava
Vane is an AI-powered answering engine.
Recently added on Oct 13, 2026. The description, category and pricing were filled in from public metadata and have not been checked by an editor yet.
Price
Free (OSS)
free and open source
Popularity
#10 in General
Gid Score 42 / 100 · #73 of 260 ranked AI agents
Trend
Gaining stars
about +27 GitHub stars a day
Development
Quiet lately
latest 1.12.2, 6mo ago
Community
37.5K GitHub stars
public signals
Usage data: latest readings Oct 20, 2026, last checked Oct 20, 06:30 UTC. Date of each number
What Vane does
It is free and open source (MIT); you pay only for the models it calls.
Key facts
| Maker | Kushagra Srivastava |
|---|---|
| First released | April 2024 |
| License | MIT |
| Main language | TypeScript |
| Open issues and PRs | 362 |
Pricing
Open source under the MIT licence; check the website for any paid hosted plans.
, checked Oct 13, 2026. Prices change often; confirm before you buy.
Quick answers
- Free to start?Yes
- Open source?Yes (MIT)
- Closest alternativeOpenClaw · all alternatives
Vane alternatives
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75 | 2.1M | down 46.2% | up 3.2% | 393K+217/day | 2026.10.53d ago | Free (OSS) | |||
| 12 |
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| 17 |
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| 29 |
ManusButterfly Effect Pte. Ltd. (Manus AI), Singapore |
54 | — | — | — | — | — | Free + $20/mo | |||
| 41 |
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49 | 28.7K | up 48.7% | up 88.8% | 49.2K+37/day | 0.3.536d ago | Free (OSS) | |||
| 43 |
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Vane news
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What changed: recent Vane releases
- Added LM Studio provider
- Fixed issues with function calling with OpenAI compatible providers.
- Fixed issues with JSON parsing and extraction.
Earlier releases
- Renamed providers to connections for better UX. Added switch config field, separated personalization and preferences.
- Fixed SearxNG build and startup errors.
- Added new agents DIR, migrated suggestions, video and audio agents.
- Added message and chunk types for better type safety.
- Added code block rendering with syntax highlighting.
- Added version number and GitHub link in settings.
- Fixed issues with Transformer models not loading
- Fixed issues with model selection not updating the state
- Fixed issues with empty message being sent
- Fixed issues with SearxNG requests getting timed out
- Model select values are now sourced off localStorage
- Run commands are updated to use volumes for persistent storage
- New Setup Wizard: New initial configuration experience with model selection and provider setup
- Configuration Management Overhaul: Completely redesigned config system with live updates and migration support
- Enhanced UI/UX: New sidebar, improved theme system and responsive design updates across all components
- Settings Dialog: New settings interface with model selector, embedding configuration and system instructions
- Single command installation: Perplexica can be now be installed using a single Docker command without pulling the whole repo.
- Added support for latest AI models: GPT-5, GPT-5 Mini, O3, Claude Opus 4.1, and Gemini 2.5 models
Vane popularity and usage data
The GitHub repository has 37.5K stars, 681 of them added in the last 30 days. The latest stable release is 1.12.2, published Apr 10, 2026.
Download the raw daily series: vane.csv
Gid Score breakdown
Adoption—
Community66
Attention—
Momentum51
Each component is scored 0 to 100 from public signals; a dash means no data for it. Methodology.
How fresh these numbers are
| Number | Latest reading | Last checked |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | Oct 20, 2026 | Oct 20, 06:30 UTC |
We fetch every source once a day. Registries publish downloads and page views a day or two late, so their latest reading trails the check. A reading more than 4 days old is marked out of date; the Gid Score still uses it until a newer one arrives.
Vane FAQ
How much does Vane cost?
Open source under the MIT licence; check the website for any paid hosted plans.
Is Vane open source?
Yes. Vane is open source, released under the MIT license.
How popular is Vane?
The GitHub repository has 37.5K stars, 681 of them added in the last 30 days. The latest stable release is 1.12.2, published Apr 10, 2026.
What is the latest version of Vane?
The latest stable release we track is 1.12.2, published on Apr 10, 2026.
What are the alternatives to Vane?
The closest alternatives in the same category by Gid Score are OpenClaw, Hermes Agent, DeepSeek Harness, Manus.
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Where these numbers come from
GitHub: itzcrazykns/vane. See data sources for how each one is collected.
Product facts and pricing were checked against: github.com.