Decision Workspace
gguf-rs vs shimmytok vs candelabra
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
gguf-rs
growingv0.1.7
GGUF file parser
52
shimmytok
experimentalv0.7.0
Pure Rust tokenizer for GGUF models with llama.cpp compatibility (SentencePiece + BPE + WPM + UGM + RWKV)
49
candelabra
experimentalv0.1.3
Desktop-friendly GGUF LLaMA inference wrapper for Candle and Hugging Face Hub
Core Metrics
| gguf-rs | shimmytok | candelabra | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 52 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 13.9K | 1.3K | 82 |
| 30d Downloads | 635 | 212 | 82 |
| Dependents | 30 | 9 | 0 |
| Releases | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 40d ago | 73d ago | 21d ago |
| Age | 2y 2m | 5m | 22d |
Health Breakdown
gguf-rs
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
shimmytok
Maintenance
15
Quality
11
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
candelabra
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| gguf-rs | shimmytok | candelabra | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.7 | 0.7.0 | 0.1.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 9 | 16 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 178KB | 38KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •gguf-rs leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.