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xet-client vs safetensors vs hf-xet
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
64
xet-client
experimentalv1.5.3
Client library for communicating with Hugging Face Xet storage servers. Use through the hf-xet crate.
70
safetensors
growingv0.8.0
Provides functions to read and write safetensors which aim to be safer than their PyTorch counterpart. The format is 8 bytes which is an unsized int, being the size of a JSON header, the JSON header refers the `dtype` the `shape` and `data_offsets` which are the offsets for the values in the rest of the file.
66
hf-xet
experimentalv1.5.3
Client library and tooling for the Hugging Face Xet data storage system.
Core Metrics
| xet-client | safetensors | hf-xet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 64 | 70 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 383.6K | 18.0M | 382.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 116.5K | 1.5M | 115.6K |
| Dependents | 9 | 2.9K | 23 |
| Releases | 5 | 22 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 5d ago | 34d ago | 5d ago |
| Age | 3m | 3y 7m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
xet-client
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
safetensors
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
hf-xet
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| xet-client | safetensors | hf-xet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.5.3 | 0.8.0 | 1.5.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 46 | 8 | 29 |
| Crate Size | 208KB | 35KB | 95KB |
| Features | 10 | 3 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.80 | — |
| Owners | 3 (team) | 2 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •safetensors leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •safetensors is depended on by 2.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •safetensors is pre-1.0 — API may change.