Decision Workspace
ai-dataloader vs kaffe vs safetensors
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
ai-dataloader
growingv0.6.2
Rust implementation to the PyTorch DataLoader
38
kaffe
growingv0.2.0
Pytorch, but make it rust :)
68
safetensors
growingv0.7.0
Provides functions to read and write safetensors which aim to be safer than their PyTorch counterpart. The format is 8 bytes which is an unsized int, being the size of a JSON header, the JSON header refers the `dtype` the `shape` and `data_offsets` which are the offsets for the values in the rest of the file.
Core Metrics
| ai-dataloader | kaffe | safetensors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 38 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 18.3K | 7.3K | 11.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 78 | 7 | 2.4M |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 1.3K |
| Releases | 13 | 6 | 21 |
| Last Updated | 559d ago | 1017d ago | 128d ago |
| Age | 3y 6m | 2y 9m | 3y 3m |
Health Breakdown
ai-dataloader
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
kaffe
Maintenance
7
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
safetensors
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| ai-dataloader | kaffe | safetensors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.2 | 0.2.0 | 0.7.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 7 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 43KB | 26KB | 31KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 16.7% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.63 | — | 1.80 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •safetensors leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •safetensors is depended on by 1.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ai-dataloader, kaffe have not been updated in over a year.