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Flutter-powered AI app builder A head-to-head of two AI & Machine Learning packages on pub.dev, by daily downloads, GitHub activity, and maintenance.
marionette_flutter leads on usage with about 1.7x the daily downloads of google_mlkit_face_detection (5,052 vs 2,963 per day). marionette_flutter answers issues faster, a median first reply of 1 vs 4 days.
flutter-ml.dev · v0.14.0
A Flutter plugin to use Google's ML Kit Face Detection to detect faces in an image, identify key facial features, and get the contours of detected faces.
Replies within ~1 week
🇨🇴 leancode.co · v0.6.0
Flutter extensions for AI agent interaction via MCP — lets Claude, Copilot, and Cursor tap, scroll, type, and screenshot your app.
Replies within ~2 days
| Metric | google_mlkit_face_detection | marionette_flutter |
|---|---|---|
| Downloads / day | 2,963 | 5,052 |
| Rank in AI & Machine Learning | #5 | #4 |
| GitHub stars | 1,270 | 375 |
| Likes | 325 | 56 |
| Pub points | 150 / 160 | 160 / 160 |
| Issue response (median) | 4 days | 1 days |
| Contributors | 54 | 20 |
| Last commit | 18 days ago | 1 month ago |
| CI | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| First published | 4 years ago | 7 months ago |
| Platforms | android, ios | android, ios, windows, linux, macos, web |
Highlighted cell wins each comparable metric. For rank, issue response, and last commit, lower is better.