Decision Workspace
mini-openai vs vex-llm vs pulsehive-openai
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
mini-openai
growingv0.1.2
An OpenAI API client with minimal dependencies
57
vex-llm
experimentalv1.6.0
LLM provider integrations for VEX
56
pulsehive-openai
experimentalv2.0.1
OpenAI-compatible LLM provider for PulseHive
Core Metrics
| mini-openai | vex-llm | pulsehive-openai | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 57 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 3.2K | 667 | 63 |
| 30d Downloads | 24 | 358 | 63 |
| Dependents | 0 | 95 | 7 |
| Releases | 3 | 18 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 516d ago | 6d ago | 1d ago |
| Age | 1y 5m | 3m | 2d |
Health Breakdown
mini-openai
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
vex-llm
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
pulsehive-openai
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| mini-openai | vex-llm | pulsehive-openai | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 1.6.0 | 2.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0-only |
| Dependencies | 6 | 27 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 18KB | 76KB | 33KB |
| Features | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •vex-llm leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mini-openai has the most downloads (3.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ mini-openai has not been updated in over a year.
- •mini-openai is pre-1.0 — API may change.