Seaborn
Statistical data visualization library built on matplotlib with rich plot types.
Used in agent projects
66
0.5% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in charts and data visualisation
#6 of 16
by use in those projects
Downloads
6.8M
PyPI, last 7 days, seaborn
GitHub stars
14.1K
last push Oct 8, 2026
How Seaborn is used
Seaborn is a dependency in 66 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.5%), #6 of 16 in charts and data visualisation. The most used alternative there is Recharts. Projects that use it most often also use Matplotlib (93.9%), pandas (87.9%), NumPy (84.8%).
Often used with Seaborn
| Matplotlib | 93.9% of Seaborn projects · 61.5× more than average |
|---|---|
| pandas | 87.9% of Seaborn projects · 29.1× more than average |
| NumPy | 84.8% of Seaborn projects · 22.1× more than average |
| scikit-learn | 71.2% of Seaborn projects · 56.5× more than average |
| python-dotenv | 51.5% of Seaborn projects · 7.9× more than average |
| SciPy | 50.0% of Seaborn projects · 45.0× more than average |
| Requests | 47.0% of Seaborn projects · 8.8× more than average |
| pytest | 47.0% of Seaborn projects · 18.1× more than average |
By coding agent
| GitHub Copilot | 1.1% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Cursor | 1.0% of projects set up for it |
| Claude Code | 0.6% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list Seaborn as a dependency.
Install
| Package | pip install seaborn |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | Python (64), Next.js (2) |
| Example projects | jacwu/github-materials, mikegianfelice/Hunter, gopaljilab/Clinical-Insight-Engine, AndreAugusto11/XChainDataGen, u9401066/med-paper-assistant |
Alternatives to Seaborn
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recharts npm Composable React component library for building responsive charts. |
1,037 (8.2%) | 56.3M | 27.6K | MIT |
| Matplotlib pypi Python library for creating static, animated and interactive plots and visualizations. |
194 (1.5%) | 39.3M | 23.3K | — |
| Chart.js npm Simple HTML5 canvas-based charting library for creating interactive data visualizations. |
165 (1.3%) | 12.7M | 67.7K | MIT |
| React Chart.js 2 npm React components wrapper for Chart.js enabling data visualization with charts. |
111 (0.9%) | 4.4M | 6,937 | MIT |
| Plotly pypi Interactive data visualization library for Python with rich chart and dashboard support. |
74 (0.6%) | 12.5M | 18.8K | — |
| Mermaid npm Markdown-like syntax for creating flowcharts, diagrams, and visualizations programmatically. |
65 (0.5%) | 17.7M | 90.6K | MIT |
| D3.js npm JavaScript library for creating data-driven documents with powerful data visualization capabilities. |
63 (0.5%) | 22.2M | 114K | ISC |
| XY Flow npm Customizable React library for building interactive node-based editors and flow charts. |
62 (0.5%) | 13.4M | 38.6K | MIT |