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Stars
3,856
History since
2021
Latest star
Nov 2026

Star history

Last 30 days
+8
Last 90 days
+23
Stars / day
1.8
Cumulative stars
stars from February 22, 2021 to November 9, 2026, peaking at 3,856.3.9k STARS5 YR 9 MO1K3.9kNOV 2026FEB 2021

3,856 stars on November 9, 2026.

stars by date
Datestars
February 22, 202111
March 10, 202140
March 17, 202146
April 29, 202154
May 13, 202178
May 17, 202190
May 31, 2021100
June 9, 2021112
June 12, 2021116
July 6, 2021131
July 22, 2021144
August 3, 2021149
August 26, 2021159
September 15, 2021169
September 23, 2021175
October 10, 2021185
October 23, 2021194
November 1, 2021201
November 15, 2021209
November 25, 2021217
December 2, 2021222
December 17, 2021232
January 3, 2022244
January 10, 2022248
January 23, 2022261
February 3, 2022272
February 11, 2022276
February 18, 2022289
March 3, 2022300
March 12, 2022306
March 24, 2022315
April 3, 2022328
April 7, 2022332
April 16, 2022345
April 24, 2022360
May 2, 2022370
May 10, 2022389
May 18, 2022402
May 21, 2022411
May 29, 2022424
June 5, 2022448
June 9, 2022472
June 16, 2022502
June 23, 2022521
June 27, 2022530
July 4, 2022545
July 12, 2022573
July 15, 2022583
July 24, 2022602
July 31, 2022622
August 4, 2022631
August 13, 2022651
August 22, 2022675
August 28, 2022683
September 5, 2022700
September 12, 2022718
September 16, 2022731
September 23, 2022758
October 1, 2022779
October 5, 2022788
October 12, 2022817
October 20, 2022855
October 27, 2022882
October 31, 2022894
November 7, 2022943
November 15, 2022966
November 18, 2022984
November 26, 20221,027
December 3, 20221,053
December 7, 20221,068
December 14, 20221,101
December 21, 20221,130
December 26, 20221,148
January 2, 20231,168
January 11, 20231,193
January 14, 20231,207
January 23, 20231,223
January 30, 20231,243
February 3, 20231,262
February 11, 20231,296
February 19, 20231,322
February 22, 20231,339
March 2, 20231,373
March 9, 20231,404
March 13, 20231,418
March 20, 20231,456
March 27, 20231,494
March 31, 20231,514
April 7, 20231,544
April 15, 20231,583
April 18, 20231,599
April 26, 20231,653
May 3, 20231,673
May 7, 20231,686
May 14, 20231,710
May 21, 20231,730
May 25, 20231,742
June 3, 20231,767
June 10, 20231,790
June 14, 20231,807
June 22, 20231,829
June 30, 20231,845
July 4, 20231,858
July 11, 20231,886
July 19, 20231,914
July 22, 20231,927
July 31, 20231,949
August 7, 20231,967
August 11, 20231,980
August 18, 20231,995
August 25, 20232,021
August 29, 20232,038
September 6, 20232,063
September 15, 20232,082
September 19, 20232,093
September 26, 20232,114
October 7, 20232,130
October 11, 20232,142
October 18, 20232,169
October 26, 20232,197
October 29, 20232,203
November 7, 20232,227
November 14, 20232,256
November 18, 20232,268
November 25, 20232,289
December 3, 20232,310
December 7, 20232,323
December 14, 20232,346
December 22, 20232,368
December 27, 20232,378
January 4, 20242,390
January 11, 20242,410
January 16, 20242,420
January 24, 20242,438
February 1, 20242,460
February 6, 20242,466
February 19, 20242,485
February 26, 20242,519
March 1, 20242,529
March 9, 20242,553
March 17, 20242,579
March 21, 20242,595
March 28, 20242,625
April 6, 20242,649
April 10, 20242,663
April 17, 20242,680
April 25, 20242,697
April 30, 20242,709
May 8, 20242,732
May 17, 20242,757
May 20, 20242,764
May 28, 20242,780
June 5, 20242,802
June 10, 20242,810
June 17, 20242,826
June 25, 20242,846
July 1, 20242,865
July 8, 20242,889
July 16, 20242,910
July 19, 20242,915
July 28, 20242,943
August 4, 20242,963
August 9, 20242,973
August 20, 20242,986
August 28, 20243,003
August 31, 20243,007
September 12, 20243,029
September 21, 20243,041
September 25, 20243,051
October 2, 20243,064
October 10, 20243,076
October 14, 20243,088
October 21, 20243,112
October 30, 20243,138
November 3, 20243,146
November 13, 20243,168
November 21, 20243,182
November 26, 20243,195
December 4, 20243,215
December 13, 20243,232
December 23, 20243,252
December 27, 20243,260
January 5, 20253,274
January 12, 20253,293
January 17, 20253,300
January 26, 20253,310
February 7, 20253,319
February 11, 20253,325
February 20, 20253,341
March 2, 20253,356
March 6, 20253,362
March 13, 20253,379
March 24, 20253,395
March 27, 20253,405
April 13, 20253,423
April 22, 20253,438
April 27, 20253,445
May 6, 20253,454
May 15, 20253,471
May 19, 20253,476
May 28, 20253,486
June 6, 20253,500
June 9, 20253,503
June 20, 20253,517
June 30, 20253,532
July 6, 20253,538
July 27, 20253,549
August 14, 20253,559
August 18, 20253,566
September 2, 20253,578
September 10, 20253,590
September 17, 20253,596
September 26, 20253,608
October 9, 20253,618
October 16, 20253,628
October 28, 20253,642
November 13, 20253,652
November 18, 20253,662
December 2, 20253,677
December 12, 20253,689
December 16, 20253,694
January 2, 20263,707
January 12, 20263,717
January 17, 20263,722
February 6, 20263,735
February 18, 20263,745
March 9, 20263,754
March 18, 20263,764
April 3, 20263,778
April 13, 20263,784
April 26, 20263,792
May 15, 20263,801
May 23, 20263,804
June 23, 20263,813
July 8, 20263,820
July 17, 20263,824
August 7, 20263,833
September 15, 20263,843
October 6, 20263,848
November 9, 20263,856

The last 90 days run behind its lifetime average, which is ordinary for a mature project.

Star milestones: 100 around May 20211k around Nov 2022

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methodology

Fix-labelled changes, file change frequency, ownership concentration and maintenance cadence, each computed from this repository's analyzed commit window. None of them is derived from stars, which is why they are allowed to disagree with the curve above.

Fix-labelled changes
Fix-labelled changes for openai/improved-diffusion
File change frequency
File change frequency for openai/improved-diffusion
Bus factor
Bus factor for openai/improved-diffusion
Maintenance pulse
Maintenance pulse for openai/improved-diffusion
Contributors
Contributors for openai/improved-diffusion
Language activity
Language activity for openai/improved-diffusion
Commit activity
Commit activity for openai/improved-diffusion
Recent TODO/FIXME movement
Recent TODO/FIXME movement for openai/improved-diffusion

Attention is not adoption.

Stars against usage

No published package was detected for this repository, so there is nothing to lay over star growth.

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Notes on openai/improved-diffusion

How many stars does openai/improved-diffusion have?
GitHub currently reports 3,856 stars for openai/improved-diffusion, with about 23 of them added in the last 90 days.
How fast is improved-diffusion growing?
openai/improved-diffusion gained about 23 stars over the last 90 days of its history (about 8 in the last 30) — figures are approximate for older repos, whose star history is downsampled. That's below its lifetime average growth pace, which is common for mature projects.
Is improved-diffusion still active?
openai/improved-diffusion is still attracting attention — about 8 new GitHub stars in the most recent 30 days of its history. For commit-level signals, see the commit activity heatmap, commit trend, and contributors charts on this page.
When was improved-diffusion created?
openai/improved-diffusion was created on February 8, 2021 and earned its first GitHub star in Feb 2021.

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