# ggml vs NVIDIA Corporation — developer ecosystem comparison

> Side-by-side comparison of ggml and NVIDIA Corporation on public developer-ecosystem signals.

ggml (AI inference at the edge) and NVIDIA Corporation both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

ggml (rank #49) holds a narrow lead over NVIDIA Corporation (rank #60) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (62 vs 61). The gap of 1 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), NVIDIA Corporation is ahead of ggml. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), ggml is slightly ahead of NVIDIA Corporation. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), ggml is clearly ahead of NVIDIA Corporation. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), ggml is clearly ahead of NVIDIA Corporation. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), NVIDIA Corporation is ahead of ggml.

ggml carries 208,448 GitHub stars across 26 public repos, with 18 repositories active in the last 90 days and 301 external contributors on record. NVIDIA Corporation shows 319,890 stars across 829 public repos, 89 active in the last 90 days and 551 external contributors.

ggml is the stronger read for anyone weighting reach. NVIDIA Corporation looks better where momentum is the deciding factor. The table below breaks the scores down pillar by pillar; the linked profiles cover the underlying repos, docs and community signals in full.

## Scores

| Metric | ggml | NVIDIA Corporation |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Overall score | 62.0 | 61.0 |
| Overall rank | #49 | #60 |
| Category | ai | ai |
| Code & Polish | 51.0 | 65.0 |
| Education | 85.0 | 84.0 |
| Builder experience | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Community | 78.0 | 56.0 |
| Reach | 90.0 | 60.0 |
| Momentum | 34.0 | 54.0 |

## Full reports

- ggml: https://www.smoower.com/ggml-org.md
- NVIDIA Corporation: https://www.smoower.com/nvidia.md

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