Decision Workspace
kaio-runtime vs kaio vs kaio-macros
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
kaio-runtime
experimentalv0.4.1
KAIO runtime — CUDA driver API wrapper, kernel launch, and device memory management. Part of the KAIO GPU kernel authoring framework.
51
kaio
experimentalv0.4.1
Rust-native GPU kernel authoring framework. Write GPU compute kernels in Rust, automatically lower to PTX. Cross-platform (Windows + Linux), type-safe, no CUDA C++ required.
50
kaio-macros
experimentalv0.4.1
Proc macro crate for KAIO — provides #[gpu_kernel] attribute macro.
Core Metrics
| kaio-runtime | kaio | kaio-macros | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 51 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 210 | 178 | 207 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 9 | 11 | 9 |
| Releases | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 31d ago | 31d ago | 31d ago |
| Age | 1m | 1m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
kaio-runtime
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
kaio
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
kaio-macros
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| kaio-runtime | kaio | kaio-macros | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.1 | 0.4.1 | 0.4.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 14KB | 56KB |
| Features | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.94 | 1.94 | 1.94 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •kaio leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •kaio-runtime has the most downloads (210), suggesting wider adoption.