Which is more popular, MinerU or STORM?

MinerU has more GitHub stars (80,986 vs 31,555).

Which is more actively developed, MinerU or STORM?

MinerU had more commits in the last 90 days (905 vs 0).

Compare their capabilities, limitations and "best for" notes above. Trying each on a small task is the fastest way to decide.

Side-by-side comparison of two AI agent tools

STORM has had no commit in 12 months; MinerU is actively maintained (905 commits in the last 90 days).
MinerU is growing faster: +3,746 GitHub stars in the last 30 days vs +558 for STORM.
Pick MinerU for: transforms complex documents like PDFs into LLM-ready markdown/JSON for your Agentic workflows. Pick STORM for: an LLM-powered knowledge curation system that researches a topic and generates a full-length report.

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Transforms complex documents like PDFs into LLM-ready markdown/JSON for your Agentic workflows.

STORMopen-source

An LLM-powered knowledge curation system that researches a topic and generates a full-length report with citations.

+Automated multi-perspective research that synthesizes information from diverse Internet sources into structured, Wikipedia-style articles with proper citations
+Human-AI collaborative features through Co-STORM enable interactive knowledge curation with user guidance and preferences
+Flexible architecture supporting multiple language models, search engines, and document sources through modular components and extensive customization options

-Cannot produce publication-ready articles and requires significant manual editing and fact-checking before professional use
-Quality and accuracy depend heavily on the underlying language model and search results, potentially leading to inconsistencies or outdated information
-Complex setup and configuration may be challenging for non-technical users despite simplified installation options

•Pre-writing research assistance for Wikipedia editors and content creators who need comprehensive topic overviews before manual article development
•Academic research synthesis for students and researchers who need to quickly gather and organize information from multiple sources on specific topics
•Knowledge base generation for organizations that need to create structured reports from internal documents and external sources

Which is more popular, MinerU or STORM?: MinerU has more GitHub stars (80,986 vs 31,555).
Which is more actively developed, MinerU or STORM?: MinerU had more commits in the last 90 days (905 vs 0).
Should I use MinerU or STORM?: Compare their capabilities, limitations and "best for" notes above. Trying each on a small task is the fastest way to decide.