DeepVariant vs Clair3
DeepVariant: Google deep learning variant caller for Illumina, PacBio HiFi and ONT data. Clair3: Deep-learning germline small-variant caller for long reads (ONT, PacBio) and short reads.
Facts below come from each project's own website, repository and paper. We don't publish benchmark claims here; see the papers for evaluations. Shared tags: variant-calling, long-read.
| Field | DeepVariant | Clair3 |
|---|---|---|
| Sequencing platform | Illumina, Element, PacBio, ONT R10.4.1 | Long reads (ONT, PacBio) and short reads |
| Task | Variant calling | Germline variant calling |
| Variant types | Small variants (SNVs, indels) | Small variants (SNPs, indels) |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | BSD-3-Clause |
| Pricing | Open source | Open source |
| Released | 2016-12-14 | 2021-05-17 |
| Paper | Link | Link |
| GitHub | GitHub | GitHub |
| GitHub stars | 3,822 | 394 |
| Interface | Docker | Package, Docker |
License and commercial use
| Field | DeepVariant | Clair3 |
|---|---|---|
| Code license | BSD-3-Clause | BSD-3-Clause |
| Weights license | — | — |
| Commercial use | Permissive (commercial OK) | Permissive (commercial OK) |
| Answer | Yes. The recorded license is permissive, so closed-source commercial use is allowed if you keep the notices. Details | Yes. The recorded license is permissive, so closed-source commercial use is allowed if you keep the notices. Details |
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