Decision Workspace
anthropic-async vs claude-client vs llmkit-anthropic
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
anthropic-async
experimentalv0.5.4
Anthropic API client for Rust with prompt caching support
45
claude-client
growingv0.3.1
A Rust client for the Anthropic Claude API
44
llmkit-anthropic
experimentalv0.1.0
Anthropic (Claude) Messages API provider adapter for llmkit-rs
Core Metrics
| anthropic-async | claude-client | llmkit-anthropic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 45 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 3.4K | 1.6K | 27 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 37 | 0 | 1 |
| Releases | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 8d ago | 503d ago | 28d ago |
| Age | 7m | 1y 4m | 28d |
Health Breakdown
anthropic-async
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
claude-client
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
llmkit-anthropic
Maintenance
11
Quality
12
Community
7
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| anthropic-async | claude-client | llmkit-anthropic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.4 | 0.3.1 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 22 | 5 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 76KB | 15KB | 17KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.75.0 | 1.75 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •anthropic-async leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ claude-client has not been updated in over a year.