Decision Workspace
whisperd vs whisper_cli vs vtt-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
whisperd
growingv0.1.12
HTTP server for the OpenAI Whisper speech-to-text model.
37
whisper_cli
growingv0.1.5
A command line interface for whisper-rs
50
vtt-rs
experimentalv0.1.3
Library and CLI for streaming microphone input to OpenAI compatible transcription APIs
Core Metrics
| whisperd | whisper_cli | vtt-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 37 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 2.7K | 5.4K | 698 |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 15 | 54 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Releases | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 883d ago | 926d ago | 128d ago |
| Age | 2y 5m | 2y 10m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
whisperd
Maintenance
4
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
whisper_cli
Maintenance
5
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
vtt-rs
Maintenance
16
Quality
11
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| whisperd | whisper_cli | vtt-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.12 | 0.1.5 | 0.1.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 19 | 12 | 16 |
| Crate Size | 28KB | 22KB | 51KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •vtt-rs leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •whisper_cli has the most downloads (5.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ whisperd, whisper_cli have not been updated in over a year.