Decision Workspace
bard-rs vs gemini-chat-api vs gemini-cli-sdk
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
bard-rs
growingv1.2.7
Google Gemini CLI (Bard)
45
gemini-chat-api
experimentalv0.1.5
Async Rust client for Google's internal Gemini Chat API
45
gemini-cli-sdk
experimentalv0.1.0
Rust SDK wrapping Google's Gemini CLI as a subprocess via JSON-RPC 2.0
Core Metrics
| bard-rs | gemini-chat-api | gemini-cli-sdk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 45 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 38.2K | 88 | 25 |
| 30d Downloads | 36 | 22 | 13 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 28 | 6 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 610d ago | 26d ago | 29d ago |
| Age | 2y 11m | 2m | 29d |
Health Breakdown
bard-rs
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
gemini-chat-api
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
gemini-cli-sdk
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| bard-rs | gemini-chat-api | gemini-cli-sdk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.7 | 0.1.5 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 18 | 9 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 686KB | 93KB | 81KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •gemini-chat-api leads with a health score of 45/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bard-rs has the most downloads (38.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ bard-rs has not been updated in over a year.
- •gemini-chat-api, gemini-cli-sdk are pre-1.0 — API may change.