Decision Workspace
forgellm-frontend vs forgellm-codegen-metal vs forgellm-optimizer
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
forgellm-frontend
experimentalv0.7.6
Model parsing (GGUF, SafeTensors) and IR construction for ForgeLLM
53
forgellm-codegen-metal
experimentalv0.7.6
Metal GPU code generation for Apple Silicon inference in ForgeLLM
51
forgellm-optimizer
experimentalv0.7.6
Graph-level optimizations for ForgeLLM (fusion, layout, quantization, memory planning)
Core Metrics
| forgellm-frontend | forgellm-codegen-metal | forgellm-optimizer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 53 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 612 | 266 | 468 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 129 | 16 | 75 |
| Releases | 19 | 16 | 19 |
| Last Updated | 37d ago | 37d ago | 37d ago |
| Age | 1m | 1m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
forgellm-frontend
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
12
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
forgellm-codegen-metal
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
forgellm-optimizer
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| forgellm-frontend | forgellm-codegen-metal | forgellm-optimizer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.6 | 0.7.6 | 0.7.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 58KB | 63KB | 11KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •forgellm-codegen-metal leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •forgellm-frontend has the most downloads (612), suggesting wider adoption.
- •forgellm-frontend is depended on by 129 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.