Buzz vs Paperclip
Buzz (Block) and Paperclip (Paperclip) side by side on public data, as of Oct 21, 2026.
Paperclip has 2.9x the GitHub stars of Buzz (105K against 36.2K). Buzz shipped 27 stable releases in the past 90 days. Paperclip shipped 10 stable releases in the past 90 days.
Which should you choose?
Choose Buzz if
- you want frequent updates (27 stable releases in 90 days against 10)
Choose Paperclip if
- you want to use your own model API key
- you want to switch between model providers (4 documented against 0)
- you want to run it unattended in scripts or CI
- you prefer the more widely used tool, with more docs and answers around (Gid Score 58 against 43)
Built from documented features, official prices, status pages and usage data on this page; it does not judge output quality.
Side-by-side numbers
| Metric | Buzz | Paperclip |
|---|---|---|
| Gid Score | 43 | 58 |
| Usage data as of | Oct 21 | Oct 21 |
| Rank by Gid Score | #71 | #23 |
| Downloads, last 7 days | — | 41.1K |
| Downloads, 7-day change | — | down 13.0% |
| Downloads, 30-day change | — | up 100.4% |
| VS Code installs | — | — |
| Marketplace rating | — | — |
| GitHub stars | 36.2K | 105K |
| Homebrew installs, 30 days | — | — |
| Hacker News mentions, 30 days | 0 | 104 |
| Latest stable release | 0.5.28 · 12d ago | 2026.1012.0 · 9d ago |
| Stable releases, 90 days | 27 | 10 |
| Terminal-Bench (best run) | — | — |
| Price | Free (OSS) | Free (OSS) |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| First released | March 2026 | March 2026 |
| Interfaces | Desktop app, CLI, Self-hosted | Web app, CLI, Self-hosted |
| Models |
Trends
Buzz
Self-hostable workspace where people and AI agents share channels, and messages, workflows, code reviews and Git events are stored as signed events on a Nostr relay the team runs. Agents have their own keys and can open repositories, send patches and run workflows.
Pricing: Free and open source (Apache-2.0).
Latest release 0.5.28:
- test(desktop): move CSP guards from Rust to the desktop JS suite (#8172) (5142cf6b2a0f44686eeda1ed07905ee3560fd78e)
- fix(desktop): repair the Windows notification shim's false denial on read (#5600) (99924a5a69200d34f5cc67e9b76748d7ece72705)
- feat: raise hosted community limit to fifty (#8186) (8f66f7051c68560feb27dbc74b069c851bc018bd)
- feat(desktop): browse and moderate every community in the Admin Console (#8027) (836e7d0d06789765b4d98a93c2b509a2a0fbd1bf)
Paperclip
Open-source Node.js server and React app for running a team of AI agents toward a business goal. You define the goal, give agents such as Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, OpenCode or OpenClaw roles in an org chart, set a budget per agent and approve the plan, then follow tasks, costs and an append-only audit log from one dashboard. A hosted Paperclip Cloud is on a waitlist.
Pricing: Free and open source (MIT), self-hosted. Paperclip Cloud has a waitlist and no public price.
Latest release 2026.1012.0:
- Workspace restore locks change protocol; stop every old process before upgrading. Restore and agent-file collection locks are now OS-backed SQLite file locks under <instance…
- Stored tool grants are enforced as written. A grant whose scope.allow list does not match a tool, connection, or application no longer falls through to a broader policy; grants with unknown…
- Assistants join your team over MCP — A new "Assistant Connection (MCP)" card in Connections lets Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, and generic MCP clients connect to Paperclip through browser OAuth or…
- Chat leads the way — With Agent Chat enabled in the streamlined UI (the default shell), Chat is the first row in the Work navigation, the chat rail lists every eligible agent, and the side panel…
Buzz vs Paperclip: common questions
Which is more popular, Buzz or Paperclip?
Paperclip has a Gid Score of 58 against 43 for Buzz. The score combines package downloads, editor installs, GitHub activity and attention, updated daily.
Do Buzz and Paperclip support MCP servers?
Paperclip documents support for MCP servers; Buzz's documentation does not.