Write ordinary JavaScript. Gea compiles the framework out of the hot path. No virtual DOM, no hooks, no signals — just your code, wired at build time.
In a fresh Vite production hello-world build, Gea ships 121 B of brotli JavaScript. The equivalent Solid build ships 3.6 kb, Svelte ships 8.5 kb, Vue ships 20.7 kb, and React ships 50.8 kb.
| Framework | Version | Raw minified JS | Brotli JS | Brotli vs Gea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gea | 1.3.0 | 214 B | 121 B | 1.0x |
| Solid | 1.9.12 | 10,196 B | 3,601 B | 29.8x |
| Svelte | 5.55.5 | 23,461 B | 8,537 B | 70.6x |
| Vue | 3.5.33 | 58,174 B | 20,711 B | 171.2x |
| React | 19.2.5 / React DOM 19.2.5 | 189,717 B | 50,816 B | 420.0x |
Measured from fresh Vite 8.0.10 production apps, summing JavaScript assets only. Gea used the compiled component output; React, Vue, and Svelte used equivalent minimal hello-world components.
Hello world proves the compiler can disappear. Todo proves the runtime stays lean when the app actually does something.
In an equivalent interactive todo app with reactive state, input handling, filtering, item updates, and identical CSS, Gea ships 4.9 kb of brotli JavaScript. Solid ships 5.7 kb, Svelte ships 13.7 kb, Vue ships 22.6 kb, and React ships 51.5 kb.
| Framework | Version | Minified JS raw | Minified JS brotli | Total raw JS+CSS | Total brotli JS+CSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gea | 1.3.0 | 15,364 B | 4,896 B | 18,075 B | 5,664 B |
| Solid | 1.9.12 | 16,181 B | 5,721 B | 18,892 B | 6,485 B |
| Svelte | 5.55.5 | 38,812 B | 13,661 B | 41,523 B | 14,429 B |
| Vue | 3.5.33 | 63,676 B | 22,585 B | 66,387 B | 23,411 B |
| React | 19.2.5 / React DOM 19.2.5 | 192,330 B | 51,460 B | 195,041 B | 52,287 B |
Measured from fresh Vite production builds in /tmp/gea-todo-framework-size-compare. CSS was identical across all builds: 2,711 B raw, 746 B brotli.