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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 (6,807 vs 4,022 per day). google_mlkit_face_detection has the larger GitHub following (1,287 vs 464 stars).
flutter-ml.dev · v0.15.1
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.
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🇨🇴 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.
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| Metric | google_mlkit_face_detection | marionette_flutter |
|---|---|---|
| Downloads / day | 4,022 | 6,807 |
| Rank in AI & Machine Learning | #5 | #4 |
| GitHub stars | 1,287 | 464 |
| Likes | 327 | 69 |
| Pub points | 150 / 160 | 160 / 160 |
| Issue response (median) | 2 days | 1 days |
| Contributors | 56 | 24 |
| Last commit | 1 month ago | 24 days ago |
| CI | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| First published | 4 years ago | 9 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.