Decision Workspace
cargo-ai vs agents-core vs agents-sdk
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
cargo-ai
experimentalv0.1.0
Build lightweight AI agents with Cargo. Powered by Rust. Declared in JSON.
59
agents-core
experimentalv0.0.30
Core traits, data models, and prompt primitives for building deep agents.
52
agents-sdk
experimentalv0.0.29
High-performance Rust SDK for composing reusable AI agents with custom tools, sub-agents, and prompts
Core Metrics
| cargo-ai | agents-core | agents-sdk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 59 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 4.0K | 6.9K | 5.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 42 | 112 | 141 |
| Dependents | 0 | 131 | 0 |
| Releases | 12 | 28 | 25 |
| Last Updated | 9d ago | 77d ago | 83d ago |
| Age | 11m | 5m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
cargo-ai
Maintenance
18
Quality
4
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
agents-core
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
agents-sdk
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| cargo-ai | agents-core | agents-sdk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.0.30 | 0.0.29 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 25 | 13 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 2.8MB | 43KB | 32KB |
| Features | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 91.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •agents-core leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •agents-core is depended on by 131 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.