Decision Workspace
catsu vs openai-sdk-rs vs async-openai
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
catsu
experimentalv0.1.8
High-performance embeddings client for multiple providers
43
openai-sdk-rs
experimentalv0.1.1
Unofficial, minimal async OpenAI API client for Rust with support for Chat Completions, Embeddings, Responses API, and tool calling.
67
async-openai
growingv0.34.0
Rust library for OpenAI
Core Metrics
| catsu | openai-sdk-rs | async-openai | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 43 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 206 | 906 | 3.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 47 | 25 | 642.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 3.9K |
| Releases | 9 | 2 | 106 |
| Last Updated | 35d ago | 229d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 2m | 7m | 3y 3m |
Health Breakdown
catsu
Maintenance
11
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
openai-sdk-rs
Maintenance
8
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
async-openai
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| catsu | openai-sdk-rs | async-openai | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.8 | 0.1.1 | 0.34.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 10 | 12 | 27 |
| Crate Size | 43KB | 30KB | 214KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.9% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.75 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •async-openai leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •async-openai is depended on by 3.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.