Decision Workspace
apiai vs gemini-client-api vs layer
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
apiai
growingv0.1.1
API.ai client library written in pure rust
54
gemini-client-api
stablev7.4.5
Library to use Google Gemini API. Automatic context management, schema generation, function calling and more.
53
layer
experimentalv0.5.0
Ergonomic Telegram MTProto library: auto-generated TL types, raw API access, session management
Core Metrics
| apiai | gemini-client-api | layer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 54 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 4.2K | 32.9K | 230 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 117 | 16 |
| Last Updated | 3368d ago | 76d ago | 44d ago |
| Age | 9y 2m | 1y 1m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
apiai
Maintenance
3
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
gemini-client-api
Maintenance
15
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
layer
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| apiai | gemini-client-api | layer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 7.4.5 | 0.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 14 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 78KB | 7KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 18.8% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •gemini-client-api leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ apiai has not been updated in over a year.
- •apiai, layer are pre-1.0 — API may change.