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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.
mcp_dart leads on usage with about 2.5x the daily downloads of google_mlkit_face_detection (7,738 vs 3,051 per day). google_mlkit_face_detection has the larger GitHub following (1,270 vs 113 stars).
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 ~2 days
🇨🇦 leehack.com · v2.4.0
Dart and Flutter SDK for building Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, clients, hosts, and AI tools.
| Metric | google_mlkit_face_detection | mcp_dart |
|---|---|---|
| Downloads / day | 3,051 | 7,738 |
| Rank in AI & Machine Learning | #5 | #3 |
| GitHub stars | 1,270 | 113 |
| Likes | 325 | 75 |
| Pub points | 150 / 160 | 160 / 160 |
| Issue response (median) | 3 days | — |
| Contributors | 54 | 14 |
| Last commit | 25 days ago | 18 days ago |
| CI | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| First published | 4 years ago | 1 year 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.