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LightRAG
HKUDS/LightRAG
A retrieval-augmented generation system for text.
- Active
- MIT
- Python
40.7kGitHub stars
5.8kForks
319Contributors
v1.5.7latest release
In short
LightRAG is a GitHub project in the AI category, written mainly in Python. It is released under the MIT licence (permissive). Maintenance status: active, last commit 11 Nov 2026. It has 40,657 GitHub stars.
What it does
Standout capabilityKnowledge graph extraction and document deletion with KG regeneration
Best forDevelopers building RAG applications
Maintenance
0 dsince last commit
70 dsince last release
434open issues
2 yrproject age
commitrelease
12 months agotoday
Active Commits in the last 30 days. Last commit: 11 Nov 2026 · Latest release: v1.5.7 · 2 Sep 2026. How we score this
Licence in plain words
Permissive · MIT
Use, copy, modify and sell it, including in closed-source products. Keep the copyright and licence notice.
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LightRAG compared with alternatives
| Project | Stars | Licence | Status | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n8n | 210.1k | Custom licence | Active | 11 Nov 2026 |
| Ollama | 186.6k | MIT | Active | 11 Nov 2026 |
| Dify | 161k | Custom licence | Active | 11 Nov 2026 |
| Open WebUI | 158.4k | Custom licence | Active | 11 Nov 2026 |
| RAGFlow | 94k | Apache-2.0 | Active | 11 Nov 2026 |
| LightRAG (this page) | 40.7k | MIT | Active | 11 Nov 2026 |
Same category, sorted by GitHub stars. Numbers checked 11 Nov 2026.
Questions
Is LightRAG free and open source?
Yes. LightRAG is published on GitHub under the MIT licence (permissive). Use, copy, modify and sell it, including in closed-source products. Keep the copyright and licence notice.
Is LightRAG still maintained?
Active: the last commit was on 11 Nov 2026 and the latest release, v1.5.7, came out on 2 Sep 2026. Repoworthy rechecks this daily.
What is LightRAG written in?
LightRAG is mainly written in Python.
How popular is LightRAG?
As of 11 Nov 2026, LightRAG has 40,657 GitHub stars, 5,773 forks and 319 contributors.
What are some alternatives to LightRAG?
Other AI projects on Repoworthy include Dify, Open WebUI, RAGFlow, Ollama and n8n.
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Numbers from the GitHub API, checked 11 Nov 2026. Text summarised from the project's README. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.