Decision Workspace
bitnet-cpp vs bitnet-cpp-sys vs bitnet-llm
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
bitnet-cpp
growingv0.0.5
bitnet.cpp bindings for Rust
45
bitnet-cpp-sys
growingv0.0.5
Low Level Bindings to bitnet.cpp
52
bitnet-llm
experimentalv1.0.3
Safe Rust bindings to Microsoft's BitNet b1.58 inference engine.
Core Metrics
| bitnet-cpp | bitnet-cpp-sys | bitnet-llm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 45 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 3.7K | 6.3K | 80 |
| 30d Downloads | 11 | 46 | 80 |
| Dependents | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 452d ago | 452d ago | 12d ago |
| Age | 1y 5m | 1y 5m | 12d |
Health Breakdown
bitnet-cpp
Maintenance
6
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
bitnet-cpp-sys
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
bitnet-llm
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| bitnet-cpp | bitnet-cpp-sys | bitnet-llm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.5 | 0.0.5 | 1.0.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 34KB | 1.3MB | 13KB |
| Features | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bitnet-llm leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bitnet-cpp-sys has the most downloads (6.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ bitnet-cpp, bitnet-cpp-sys have not been updated in over a year.
- •bitnet-cpp, bitnet-cpp-sys are pre-1.0 — API may change.