Decision Workspace
zag vs vtcode vs whet
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
zag
experimentalv0.18.0
A unified Rust interface for AI coding agents — re-exports zag-agent and zag-orch
59
vtcode
experimentalv0.108.3
A Rust-based terminal coding agent with modular architecture supporting multiple LLM providers
46
whet
experimentalv0.2.0
An open-source local-LLM terminal coding agent (Ollama / llama.cpp / LM Studio / vLLM).
Core Metrics
| zag | vtcode | whet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 59 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 1.9K | 25.9K | 33 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 36 | 364 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 10d ago | 1d ago | 24d ago |
| Age | 1m | 8m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
zag
Maintenance
12
Quality
10
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
vtcode
Maintenance
23
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
whet
Maintenance
15
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| zag | vtcode | whet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.18.0 | 0.108.3 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 57 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 22KB | 1.3MB | 403KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 11.1% | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.88 | 1.80 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •vtcode leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.