Decision Workspace
burn-mlx vs pmetal-core vs pmetal-metal
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
burn-mlx
experimentalv0.1.2
MLX backend for Burn deep learning framework - native Apple Silicon GPU acceleration
59
pmetal-core
experimentalv0.4.0
Core types, traits, and configuration for PMetal LLM fine-tuning
55
pmetal-metal
experimentalv0.4.0
Metal GPU compute kernels for PMetal - FlashAttention and optimized ML primitives
Core Metrics
| burn-mlx | pmetal-core | pmetal-metal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 59 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 399 | 513 | 461 |
| 30d Downloads | 48 | 496 | 449 |
| Dependents | 3 | 273 | 139 |
| Releases | 3 | 18 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 86d ago | 4d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 2m | 29d | 29d |
Health Breakdown
burn-mlx
Maintenance
9
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
pmetal-core
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
pmetal-metal
Maintenance
16
Quality
12
Community
12
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| burn-mlx | pmetal-core | pmetal-metal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 0.4.0 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 6 | 22 |
| Crate Size | 59KB | 16KB | 356KB |
| Features | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.86 | 1.86 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pmetal-core leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pmetal-core is depended on by 273 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.