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xet-client vs safetensors vs tokenizers
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
xet-client
experimentalv1.5.2
Client library for communicating with Hugging Face Xet storage servers. Use through the hf-xet crate.
67
safetensors
growingv0.7.0
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.
64
tokenizers
growingv0.23.1
Provides an implementation of today's most used tokenizers, with a focus on performances and versatility.
Core Metrics
| xet-client | safetensors | tokenizers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 67 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 125.8K | 14.2M | 17.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 100.2K | 1.8M | 2.5M |
| Dependents | 6 | 2.1K | 5.5K |
| Releases | 4 | 21 | 40 |
| Last Updated | 35d ago | 187d ago | 28d ago |
| Age | 1m | 3y 5m | 6y 9m |
Health Breakdown
xet-client
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
safetensors
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
tokenizers
Maintenance
16
Quality
12
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| xet-client | safetensors | tokenizers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.5.2 | 0.7.0 | 0.23.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 45 | 6 | 33 |
| Crate Size | 189KB | 31KB | 196KB |
| Features | 10 | 3 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.5% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.80 | — |
| Owners | 3 (team) | 2 | 4 |
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Quick Verdict
- •safetensors leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tokenizers has the most downloads (17.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tokenizers is depended on by 5.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •safetensors, tokenizers are pre-1.0 — API may change.