Decision Workspace
albert-cli vs vtcode vs albert-runtime
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
albert-cli
experimentalv1.4.0
Albert — the sovereign AI development CLI for the Ternary Intelligence Stack
59
vtcode
experimentalv0.108.3
A Rust-based terminal coding agent with modular architecture supporting multiple LLM providers
53
albert-runtime
experimentalv1.4.0
Conversation runtime for Albert CLI — session management, MCP, OAuth, bash execution, tool use and compaction
Core Metrics
| albert-cli | vtcode | albert-runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 59 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 294 | 25.9K | 607 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 103 |
| Releases | 21 | 364 | 21 |
| Last Updated | 4d ago | 1d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 1m | 8m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
albert-cli
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
vtcode
Maintenance
23
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
albert-runtime
Maintenance
13
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| albert-cli | vtcode | albert-runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.4.0 | 0.108.3 | 1.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | LGPL-2.1-or-later | MIT | LGPL-2.1-or-later |
| Dependencies | 26 | 57 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 133KB | 1.3MB | 71KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •vtcode leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •albert-runtime is depended on by 103 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •vtcode is pre-1.0 — API may change.