ECC vs Mistral Vibe
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of ECC and Mistral Vibe, two Coding Agents projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.
ECC leads on trust — 89.4/100 (Grade A) vs 86.9/100 (Grade A), a 2.5-point gap. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | ECCaffaan-m/ECC | Mistral Vibemistralai/mistral-vibe |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 89.4 | 86.9 |
| Evidence grade | A | A |
| Coverage grade | B | B |
| Overall rank | #22 | #53 |
| Rank in Coding Agents | #3 | #6 |
| GitHub stars | 262.0k | 5.0k |
| Last updated | today | today |
| Build provenance | Yes | Yes |
| OSSF Scorecard | 6.0 / 10 | 6.2 / 10 |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Downloads | 7k/wk | 1.3M/wk |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 17.6 | 19.0 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Transparency / 17 | 13.6 | 13.8 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 20.0 | 16.2 |
| Adoption / 20 | 18.2 | 17.0 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | Implemented | Implemented |
| External providers | 2 — Anthropic, OpenAI | 1 — Mistral AI |
| Requires API keys | Yes | Yes |
| Plugin surface | plugins | plugins |
| Provenance drift | Match | Match |
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 v4.3 →