Decision Workspace
simple-whisper vs hoosh vs minutes-cli
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
simple-whisper
growingv0.1.8
OpenAI whisper library based on whisper.cpp
58
hoosh
experimentalv1.0.0
AI inference gateway — multi-provider LLM routing, local model serving, speech-to-text, and token budget management
46
minutes-cli
experimentalv0.8.0
CLI for minutes — record, transcribe, and search conversation memory
Core Metrics
| simple-whisper | hoosh | minutes-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 58 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 5.8K | 319 | 30 |
| 30d Downloads | 17 | 332 | 31 |
| Dependents | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Releases | 9 | 8 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 83d ago | today | 1d ago |
| Age | 1y 8m | 7d | 3d |
Health Breakdown
simple-whisper
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
hoosh
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
minutes-cli
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| simple-whisper | hoosh | minutes-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.8 | 1.0.0 | 0.8.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0-only | MIT |
| Dependencies | 10 | 41 | 18 |
| Crate Size | 30KB | 259KB | 55KB |
| Features | 4 | 21 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.89 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hoosh leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •simple-whisper has the most downloads (5.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •simple-whisper, minutes-cli are pre-1.0 — API may change.