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SAELens vs lstr
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Recorded Stars Comparison
● decoderesearch/SAELens (1.5K)
● bgreenwell/lstr (1.5K)
☆ 1.5KSAELens stars
☆ 1.5Klstr stars
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SAELensStar Leader (1.0x)
⚖️ Comparison Verdict
Star Popularity
SAELens Leads
+0 stars (1.0x ratio)
Forks & Derivatives
SAELens Leads
284 total community forks
Recent Maintenance
SAELens
Pushed 28d ago
Licensing
MIT
Both share open license
Side-by-Side Facts
| Metric | decoderesearch/SAELens ↗ | bgreenwell/lstr ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Training Sparse Autoencoders on Language Models | A fast, minimalist directory tree viewer, written in Rust. |
| GitHub Stars | ☆ 1,544 | ☆ 1,544 |
| Forks | 284 | 31 |
| Open Issues | 70 | 4 |
| Main Language | Python | Rust |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Last Push | Oct 2, 2026 | Sep 28, 2026 |
| GitHub Source | Open Source ↗ | Open Source ↗ |
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