Decision Workspace
iron_cost vs llm-budget vs vtcode-core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
iron_cost
experimentalv0.3.0
Budget tracking and cost enforcement for Iron Cage AI agents
41
llm-budget
experimentalv0.1.0
Autonomous cost governance primitives — hard budget enforcement across agent fleets
67
vtcode-core
experimentalv0.93.3
Core library for VT Code - a Rust-based terminal coding agent
Core Metrics
| iron_cost | llm-budget | vtcode-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 41 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 244 | 14 | 30.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 71 | 14 | 1.1K |
| Dependents | 9 | 0 | 338 |
| Releases | 2 | 1 | 359 |
| Last Updated | 101d ago | 20d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 4m | 20d | 6m |
Health Breakdown
iron_cost
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
llm-budget
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
vtcode-core
Maintenance
23
Quality
11
Community
13
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| iron_cost | llm-budget | vtcode-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.1.0 | 0.93.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 9 | 14 | 126 |
| Crate Size | 37KB | 30KB | 1.8MB |
| Features | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.70 | — | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •vtcode-core leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •vtcode-core is depended on by 338 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.