Decision Workspace
kalosm-sound vs hoosh vs simple-whisper
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
kalosm-sound
growingv0.4.0
A set of pretrained audio models
58
hoosh
experimentalv1.0.0
AI inference gateway — multi-provider LLM routing, local model serving, speech-to-text, and token budget management
50
simple-whisper
growingv0.1.8
OpenAI whisper library based on whisper.cpp
Core Metrics
| kalosm-sound | hoosh | simple-whisper | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 58 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 18.6K | 319 | 5.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 522 | 332 | 17 |
| Dependents | 19 | 4 | 0 |
| Releases | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 411d ago | today | 83d ago |
| Age | 2y 3m | 7d | 1y 8m |
Health Breakdown
kalosm-sound
Maintenance
8
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
hoosh
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
simple-whisper
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| kalosm-sound | hoosh | simple-whisper | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 1.0.0 | 0.1.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0-only | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 20 | 41 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 349KB | 259KB | 30KB |
| Features | 6 | 21 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.89 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hoosh leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •kalosm-sound has the most downloads (18.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ kalosm-sound has not been updated in over a year.
- •kalosm-sound, simple-whisper are pre-1.0 — API may change.