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candle-cuda-vmm vs oxicuda-memory vs kaio-candle
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
candle-cuda-vmm
experimentalv0.1.1
CUDA Virtual Memory Management bindings for elastic KV cache allocation in Candle
52
oxicuda-memory
experimentalv0.1.8
OxiCUDA Memory - Type-safe GPU memory management with Rust ownership semantics
47
kaio-candle
experimentalv0.1.1
Candle bridge for KAIO — CustomOp bindings for 8 GPU ops (matmul_tc, matmul_tc_async, matmul_int4, matmul_int8, attention_tc, attention_tc_causal, qkv_project_int8, qkv_project_int4). matmul_tc and matmul_tc_async support backward (autograd). Build with `cargo build --features cuda`.
Core Metrics
| candle-cuda-vmm | oxicuda-memory | kaio-candle | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 52 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 175 | 736 | 25 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 106 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 191d ago | 4d ago | 31d ago |
| Age | 7m | 1m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
candle-cuda-vmm
Maintenance
9
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
oxicuda-memory
Maintenance
14
Quality
11
Community
12
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
kaio-candle
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| candle-cuda-vmm | oxicuda-memory | kaio-candle | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.1.8 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 37KB | 70KB | 35KB |
| Features | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 22.2% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.94 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •oxicuda-memory leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •oxicuda-memory is depended on by 106 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.