Decision Workspace
liter-llm vs onwards vs motosan-ai
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
61
liter-llm
experimentalv1.9.3
Universal LLM API client — 142+ providers, streaming, tool calling. Rust-powered, type-safe, compiled.
63
onwards
experimentalv0.34.6
A flexible LLM proxy library
62
motosan-ai
experimentalv0.21.1
Rust SDK for multi-provider AI chat
Core Metrics
| liter-llm | onwards | motosan-ai | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 61 | 63 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 35.0K | 12.1K | 1.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 9.4K | 704 | 0 |
| Dependents | 450 | 252 | 171 |
| Releases | 86 | 72 | 41 |
| Last Updated | 9d ago | 3d ago | 30d ago |
| Age | 3m | 11m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
liter-llm
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
onwards
Maintenance
19
Quality
11
Community
13
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
motosan-ai
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| liter-llm | onwards | motosan-ai | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.9.3 | 0.34.6 | 0.21.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 46 | 41 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 524KB | 256KB | 210KB |
| Features | 19 | 2 | 13 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88.0 | 1.82 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •onwards leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •liter-llm has the most downloads (35.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •liter-llm is depended on by 450 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •onwards, motosan-ai are pre-1.0 — API may change.