Numba
JIT compiler for Python that translates code to machine code using LLVM.
ML and data science PyPI BSD
How Numba is used
Numba is a dependency in 15 of the 6,211 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned, too few to describe it from them alone. Our scan also samples projects by dependency (Solana 2,661, Ethereum and EVM 1,496, 3D and games 2,818, agent frameworks and SDKs 10,980); counting those, it appears in 241 projects, and what it is used with below comes from all of them. Projects that use it most often also use NumPy (96.7%), pandas (90.5%), Jinja2 (83.4%).
Numba popularity over time
Gid Score 66: downloads 89, use in agent projects 64, GitHub stars n/a, downloads trend 58 (each 0-100). How it is calculated.
Often used with Numba
| NumPy | 96.7% of Numba projects · 16.6× more than average |
|---|---|
| pandas | 90.5% of Numba projects · 21.0× more than average |
| Jinja2 | 83.4% of Numba projects · 38.4× more than average |
| Pillow | 83.4% of Numba projects · 21.8× more than average |
| Click | 81.7% of Numba projects · 32.8× more than average |
| packaging | 81.7% of Numba projects · 55.8× more than average |
| Requests | 81.7% of Numba projects · 12.0× more than average |
From all 241 projects in our scan that use Numba, including the dependency samples.
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 0.3% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Cursor | 0.3% of projects set up for it |
| GitHub Copilot | 0.2% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list Numba as a dependency.
Install
| Package | pip install numba |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | Python (238), Next.js (2), React Native / Expo (1) |
| Example projects | BlackArbsCEO/Adv_Fin_ML_Exercises, FlagOpen/RoboBrain2.5, rsanshierli/EasyBert, opengeos/geospatial, daydreamlive/DEMON |
Alternatives to Numba
In our scan, none of the most used tools in ML and data science does the same job as Numba: they are add-ons, companions or tools for a different task.
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