Cardstream.ai · Office #47,649

What it is

Calls itself “Card recognition”.

• Calls itself: Card recognition

“Card recognition for live streams”

Where it puts itself

Positions itself as an alternative to closed card-recognition SaaS. Claims “The best”.

• Alternative to: closed card-recognition SaaS
• Superlative claim: The best

“…cardstream fires one per distinct card you show — around a hundred in that same hour.”

“The open-source alternative to closed card-recognition SaaS”

What it costs

No free plan. No monthly plan.

• Monthly: no
• Free plan: no

“No SaaS subscription, no per-seat pricing, no lock-in.”

Who it sells to

Sells to consumers. Built for solo users. Made for breaker and streamer. Available in 24 languages.

• Sells to: consumers
• Company size: solo / indie
• Made for: breaker · streamer
• Languages: 24 languages

“For streamers, breakers and shops Are you an individual streamer?”

“Are you an individual streamer? One person, one camera, one long night of breaks”

How it runs

A command-line tool and web app for Windows. Runs locally and works offline. Can be self-hosted. Hosted in the cloud. Distributed through the PyPI. Offers an API. Open source. AI is the core of the product. You can bring your own API key. Built with Google Analytics.

• Kind: cli · web
• Runs on: Windows
• Runs where: cloud / hosted · on the device, offline · self-hosted
• Distributed via: PyPI
• API: yes
• Open source: yes
• AI role: core to the product
• Bring your own key: yes

“…pip install 'cardstream[client,onnx]' # or: uv tool install 'cardstream[client,onnx]'”

“Open the browser UI on your webcam”

What it works with

Names Fanatics Live, Whatnot and 1 more on its pages.

• Names: Fanatics Live · Whatnot · Ximilar

“Cardstream.ai Card recognition for live streams”

“Whatnot or Fanatics Live”

What it offers as proof

In beta. Claims “54,000”. Publishes docs.

• Stage: beta
• Number claimed: 54,000

“Powered by Ximilar Beta version”

“Open-source real-time trading card identification for live streams”