AI Town vs Hivemind
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of AI Town and Hivemind, two Needs review projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.
Hivemind leads on trust — 57.1/100 (Grade C) vs 43.8/100 (Grade D), a 13.3-point gap. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | AI Towna16z-infra/ai-town | Hivemindactiveloopai/hivemind |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 43.8 | 57.1 |
| Evidence grade | D | C |
| Coverage grade | C | C |
| Overall rank | #358 | #257 |
| Rank in Needs review | #8 | #6 |
| GitHub stars | 10.3k | 1.5k |
| Last updated | 53d ago | 5d ago |
| Build provenance | No | No |
| OSSF Scorecard | 3.5 / 10 | 4.4 / 10 |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Downloads | — | — |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 5.7 | 6.3 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 10.8 | 10.8 |
| Transparency / 17 | 11.5 | 12.2 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 8.5 | 19.7 |
| Adoption / 20 | 9.6 | 7.6 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | — | Implemented |
| External providers | 3 — OpenAI, Replicate, Together AI | 2 — Anthropic, OpenAI |
| Requires API keys | Yes | No |
| Plugin surface | plugins | marketplace |
| Provenance drift | — | — |
How to read this: HVTrust (0–100) weighs supply-chain signals (provenance, OSSF Scorecard, signed commits, open license) alongside real-world adoption, scaled by an evidence-confidence factor. Grade bands: A ≥ 80, B ≥ 65, C ≥ 50, D < 50. Signals refresh daily. Full methodology v4.2 →