Decision Workspace
forthos vs octolib vs menta
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
forthos
experimentalv0.2.0
A Rust wrapper for OpenAI's responses and embeddings endpoints with prompt caching support.
56
octolib
experimentalv0.21.6
Self-sufficient AI provider library with multi-provider support, embedding models, model validation, and cost tracking
49
menta
experimentalv0.0.5
Minimal Rust library for non-UI LLM and AI primitives
Core Metrics
| forthos | octolib | menta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 56 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 43 | 5.5K | 72 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 1.5K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 34 | 3 |
| Releases | 3 | 55 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 30d ago | 6d ago | 39d ago |
| Age | 1m | 6m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
forthos
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
octolib
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
menta
Maintenance
14
Quality
12
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| forthos | octolib | menta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.21.6 | 0.0.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 13 | 21 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 23KB | 267KB | 39KB |
| Features | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •octolib leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.