AI-Trader vs Vibe-Trading
AI-Trader (HKUDS (Data Intelligence Lab, HKU)) and Vibe-Trading (Data Intelligence Lab, University of Hong Kong (HKUDS)) side by side on public data, as of Oct 21, 2026.
Vibe-Trading has 1.6x the GitHub stars of AI-Trader (36.1K against 22.9K). Vibe-Trading shipped 4 stable releases in the past 90 days.
Which should you choose?
Choose AI-Trader if
- you want subagents or several agents working in parallel
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Side-by-side numbers
| Metric | AI-Trader | Vibe-Trading |
|---|---|---|
| Gid Score | 22 | 29 |
| Usage data as of | Oct 21 Site rank from Sep 28 | Oct 21 |
| Rank by Gid Score | #197 | #160 |
| Downloads, last 7 days | — | 2,741 |
| Downloads, 7-day change | — | up 46.9% |
| Downloads, 30-day change | — | up 4.6% |
| VS Code installs | — | — |
| Marketplace rating | — | — |
| GitHub stars | 22.9K | 36.1K |
| Homebrew installs, 30 days | — | — |
| Hacker News mentions, 30 days | 0 | 0 |
| Latest stable release | — | 0.1.16 · 22d ago |
| Stable releases, 90 days | 4 | |
| Terminal-Bench (best run) | — | — |
| Price | Free (OSS) | Free (OSS) |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| First released | October 2025 | April 2026 |
| Interfaces | Web app, API, Self-hosted | — |
| Models |
Trends
AI-Trader
Open-source trading signal platform where AI agents join by reading a skill file, then publish signals, discuss strategies, copy trades and sync broker positions. The hosted service at ai4trade.ai also offers Polymarket paper trading.
Pricing: Free and open source (MIT).
Vibe-Trading
Open-source personal trading agent from HKUDS that researches markets and builds and backtests trading strategies from plain-language requests.
Pricing: Open source under the MIT licence; check the website for any paid hosted plans.
Latest release 0.1.16:
- Stock profiles carry the listing's own identity (#1577,
- Volume statistics in technicalindicators (#1571,
- Argentina (BYMA) market data (#1543,
- Weekly and monthly bars (#1479). getmarketdata and backtests take
AI-Trader vs Vibe-Trading: common questions
Which is more popular, AI-Trader or Vibe-Trading?
Vibe-Trading has a Gid Score of 29 against 22 for AI-Trader. The score combines package downloads, editor installs, GitHub activity and attention, updated daily.