Pipecat vs Qwen Audio Agent
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Pipecat and Qwen Audio Agent, two Voice & Conversational projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.
Pipecat leads on trust — 83.9/100 (Grade A) vs 71.2/100 (Grade B), a 12.7-point gap. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | Pipecatpipecat-ai/pipecat | Qwen Audio AgentQwenAudio/qwen-audio-agent |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 83.9 | 71.2 |
| Evidence grade | A | B |
| Coverage grade | A | B |
| Overall rank | #56 | #132 |
| Rank in Voice & Conversational | #2 | #3 |
| GitHub stars | 14.2k | 2.2k |
| Last updated | 1d ago | 2d ago |
| Build provenance | Yes | Yes |
| OSSF Scorecard | 6.3 / 10 | — |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | Apache-2.0 |
| Downloads | 266k/wk | 1k/wk |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 15.4 | 9.6 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Transparency / 17 | 13.9 | 8.5 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 19.9 | 19.9 |
| Adoption / 20 | 17.2 | 12.2 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | — | Declared |
| External providers | 7 — Anthropic, Google Gemini, Groq, … | — |
| Requires API keys | No | Yes |
| Plugin surface | plugins | — |
| Provenance drift | Match | Match |
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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 →