Decision Workspace
codex-codes vs claude-codes vs llm-connector
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
codex-codes
experimentalv0.101.1
A tightly typed Rust interface for the OpenAI Codex CLI JSON protocol
62
claude-codes
growingv2.1.53
A tightly typed Rust interface for the Claude Code JSON protocol
57
llm-connector
growingv1.1.17
Next-generation Rust library for LLM protocol abstraction with native multi-modal support. Supports 12+ providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Aliyun, Zhipu, Ollama, Tencent, Volcengine, LongCat, Moonshot, DeepSeek, Xiaomi) with clean Protocol/Provider separation, type-safe interface, and universal streaming.
Core Metrics
| codex-codes | claude-codes | llm-connector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 62 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 434 | 3.6K | 10.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 280 | 361 | 1.1K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 83 |
| Releases | 5 | 24 | 82 |
| Last Updated | 7d ago | 7d ago | 3d ago |
| Age | 1m | 7m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
codex-codes
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
claude-codes
Maintenance
19
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
llm-connector
Maintenance
19
Quality
12
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| codex-codes | claude-codes | llm-connector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.101.1 | 2.1.53 | 1.1.17 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 9 | 14 | 27 |
| Crate Size | 36KB | 91KB | 3.9MB |
| Features | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •claude-codes leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •llm-connector has the most downloads (10.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •codex-codes is pre-1.0 — API may change.