Decision Workspace
tokenizers vs tokenizers-enfer vs kitoken
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
62
tokenizers
growingv0.23.1
Provides an implementation of today's most used tokenizers, with a focus on performances and versatility.
37
tokenizers-enfer
growingv0.21.1
Provides an implementation of today's most used tokenizers, with a focus on performances and versatility.
56
kitoken
growingv0.11.0
Fast tokenizer for language models, supporting BPE, Unigram and WordPiece tokenization
Core Metrics
| tokenizers | tokenizers-enfer | kitoken | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 62 | 37 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 22.3M | 3.8K | 42.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 2.1M | 0 | 836 |
| Dependents | 7.9K | 0 | 14 |
| Releases | 40 | 3 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 77d ago | 584d ago | 64d ago |
| Age | 6y 11m | 1y 7m | 1y 6m |
Health Breakdown
tokenizers
Maintenance
14
Quality
12
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
tokenizers-enfer
Maintenance
5
Quality
13
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
kitoken
Maintenance
13
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| tokenizers | tokenizers-enfer | kitoken | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.23.1 | 0.21.1 | 0.11.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | BSD-2-Clause |
| Dependencies | 33 | 31 | 24 |
| Crate Size | 196KB | 185KB | 64KB |
| Features | 6 | 5 | 21 |
| Yanked % | 2.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.86.0 |
| Owners | 4 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tokenizers leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tokenizers is depended on by 7.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ tokenizers-enfer has not been updated in over a year.