Decision Workspace
llm-budget-window vs token-budget-pool vs iron_cost
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
llm-budget-window
experimentalv0.1.0
Time-windowed token + USD budget. Define multiple rolling windows (e.g. $5/minute, $100/day) and reject when any window's cap would be breached. Thread-safe, zero deps.
49
token-budget-pool
experimentalv0.1.0
Shared token + dollar budget across concurrent LLM tasks. Thread-safe, returns BudgetExceeded when a record would push past a cap. Zero deps.
48
iron_cost
experimentalv0.3.0
Budget tracking and cost enforcement for Iron Cage AI agents
Core Metrics
| llm-budget-window | token-budget-pool | iron_cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 49 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 14 | 14 | 365 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Releases | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 9d ago | 9d ago | 160d ago |
| Age | 9d | 9d | 6m |
Health Breakdown
llm-budget-window
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
15
token-budget-pool
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
15
iron_cost
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| llm-budget-window | token-budget-pool | iron_cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.1.0 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 8KB | 37KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.74 | 1.74 | 1.70 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •token-budget-pool leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •iron_cost has the most downloads (365), suggesting wider adoption.