Decision Workspace
novel vs async-openai vs outfox-openai
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
novel
growingv0.6.0
Experimental AI API client library for Rust.
67
async-openai
growingv0.34.0
Rust library for OpenAI
58
outfox-openai
experimentalv0.7.0
Openai for outfox
Core Metrics
| novel | async-openai | outfox-openai | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 67 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 5.0K | 3.9M | 1.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 668.9K | 210 |
| Dependents | 0 | 3.9K | 4 |
| Releases | 5 | 106 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 34d ago | 4d ago | 28d ago |
| Age | 6y 5m | 3y 3m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
novel
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
async-openai
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
outfox-openai
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| novel | async-openai | outfox-openai | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.0 | 0.34.0 | 0.7.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 27 | 25 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 214KB | 235KB |
| Features | 5 | 55 | 53 |
| Yanked % | 80.0% | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.89 | 1.75 | 1.89 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •async-openai leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •async-openai is depended on by 3.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.