Decision Workspace
llmchain vs pulsehive-openai vs openai-oxide
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
llmchain
growingv0.1.3
A Rust framework for large language models, inspired by LangChain
56
pulsehive-openai
experimentalv2.0.1
OpenAI-compatible LLM provider for PulseHive
55
openai-oxide
experimentalv0.10.1
Idiomatic Rust client for the OpenAI API — 1:1 parity with the official Python SDK
Core Metrics
| llmchain | pulsehive-openai | openai-oxide | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 56 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 6.5K | 63 | 211 |
| 30d Downloads | 63 | 63 | 211 |
| Dependents | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| Releases | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 934d ago | 1d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 2y 8m | 2d | 8d |
Health Breakdown
llmchain
Maintenance
4
Quality
12
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
pulsehive-openai
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
openai-oxide
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| llmchain | pulsehive-openai | openai-oxide | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 2.0.1 | 0.10.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0-only | MIT |
| Dependencies | 22 | 12 | 30 |
| Crate Size | 55KB | 33KB | 457KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pulsehive-openai leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •llmchain has the most downloads (6.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ llmchain has not been updated in over a year.
- •llmchain, openai-oxide are pre-1.0 — API may change.