Decision Workspace
ralph-coder vs vtcode vs albert-runtime
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
ralph-coder
experimentalv0.2.1
An agentic code generation CLI powered by multiple LLM backends
59
vtcode
experimentalv0.108.3
A Rust-based terminal coding agent with modular architecture supporting multiple LLM providers
53
albert-runtime
experimentalv1.4.0
Conversation runtime for Albert CLI — session management, MCP, OAuth, bash execution, tool use and compaction
Core Metrics
| ralph-coder | vtcode | albert-runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 59 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 9 | 25.9K | 607 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 103 |
| Releases | 1 | 364 | 21 |
| Last Updated | 20d ago | 1d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 20d | 8m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
ralph-coder
Maintenance
12
Quality
4
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
13
vtcode
Maintenance
23
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
albert-runtime
Maintenance
13
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| ralph-coder | vtcode | albert-runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 0.108.3 | 1.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | LGPL-2.1-or-later |
| Dependencies | 24 | 57 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 130KB | 1.3MB | 71KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 100.0% | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •vtcode leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •albert-runtime is depended on by 103 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •ralph-coder, vtcode are pre-1.0 — API may change.