Decision Workspace
tokin vs tokenizers vs kitoken
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
tokin
growingv0.1.0
Experimental fast tokenizer.
64
tokenizers
growingv0.23.1
Provides an implementation of today's most used tokenizers, with a focus on performances and versatility.
58
kitoken
growingv0.11.0
Fast tokenizer for language models, supporting BPE, Unigram and WordPiece tokenization
Core Metrics
| tokin | tokenizers | kitoken | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 64 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 1.1K | 17.0M | 38.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 2.5M | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 5.5K | 9 |
| Releases | 1 | 40 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 586d ago | 28d ago | 15d ago |
| Age | 1y 7m | 6y 9m | 1y 5m |
Health Breakdown
tokin
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
tokenizers
Maintenance
16
Quality
12
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
kitoken
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| tokin | tokenizers | kitoken | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.23.1 | 0.11.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | BSD-2-Clause |
| Dependencies | 7 | 33 | 24 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 196KB | 64KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 21 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.5% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.86.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 4 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tokenizers leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tokenizers is depended on by 5.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ tokin has not been updated in over a year.