Decision Workspace
half-2 vs half vs float16
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
half-2
growingv2.4.2
Fork of starkat99/half-rs. Half-precision floating point f16 and bf16 types for Rust implementing the IEEE 754-2008 standard binary16 and bfloat16 types.
62
half
growingv2.7.1
Half-precision floating point f16 and bf16 types for Rust implementing the IEEE 754-2008 standard binary16 and bfloat16 types.
54
float16
growingv0.1.5
Half-precision floating point f16 and bf16 types for Rust implementing the IEEE 754-2008 standard binary16 and bfloat16 types.
Core Metrics
| half-2 | half | float16 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 62 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 2.9K | 326.8M | 1.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 24.9M | 287.1K |
| Dependents | 0 | 13.3K | 12 |
| Releases | 2 | 33 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 447d ago | 224d ago | 229d ago |
| Age | 1y 5m | 10y 2m | 1y 5m |
Health Breakdown
half-2
Maintenance
6
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
half
Maintenance
10
Quality
17
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
float16
Maintenance
9
Quality
17
Community
9
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| half-2 | half | float16 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.4.2 | 2.7.1 | 0.1.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 15 | 15 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 58KB | 61KB | 50KB |
| Features | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 12.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.70 | 1.81 | 1.60 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •half leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •half is depended on by 13.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ half-2 has not been updated in over a year.
- •float16 is pre-1.0 — API may change.