Decision Workspace
grain-llm-genai vs perspt vs kowalski
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
grain-llm-genai
experimentalv0.0.1-beta2
genai-backed LlmStream implementation for grain-agent. Bridges grain-agent-core's transport-agnostic agent loop to the genai crate's multi-provider chat API. PR 3a: outbound mapping only — impl LlmStream, inbound mapping, and env/quirk config land in subsequent PRs.
57
perspt
experimentalv0.5.8
Your Terminal's Window to the AI World - A high-performance CLI for LLMs with chat and autonomous agent modes
54
kowalski
stablev1.2.0
Kowalski: A Rust-based agent for interacting with Ollama models
Core Metrics
| grain-llm-genai | perspt | kowalski | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 57 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 33 | 4.3K | 1.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 14 | 4 |
| Last Updated | today | 49d ago | 22d ago |
| Age | 1d | 11m | 1y 2m |
Health Breakdown
grain-llm-genai
Maintenance
14
Quality
11
Community
7
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
perspt
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
kowalski
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| grain-llm-genai | perspt | kowalski | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.1-beta2 | 0.5.8 | 1.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | LGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 21 | 5 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 59KB | 41KB | 63KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •perspt leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •grain-llm-genai, perspt are pre-1.0 — API may change.