Decision Workspace
copilot-api vs crabllm vs rolter
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
copilot-api
experimentalv1.12.8
OpenAI and Anthropic-compatible gateway for GitHub Copilot or Codex or third-party providers (Rust port).
53
crabllm
experimentalv0.0.22
High-performance LLM API gateway — binary
52
rolter
experimentalv0.0.8
high-performance openai/anthropic-compatible llm gateway and load balancer — unified cli launcher for the gateway and control plane
Core Metrics
| copilot-api | crabllm | rolter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 53 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 64 | 220 | 335 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 13 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 24d ago | 12d ago | today |
| Age | 25d | 3m | 4d |
Health Breakdown
copilot-api
Maintenance
17
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
crabllm
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
rolter
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| copilot-api | crabllm | rolter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.12.8 | 0.0.22 | 0.0.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 42 | 14 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 362KB | 34KB | 35KB |
| Features | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.82 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •crabllm leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rolter has the most downloads (335), suggesting wider adoption.
- •crabllm, rolter are pre-1.0 — API may change.