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candle-core

v0.10.2 Growing

Minimalist ML framework.

MIT OR Apache-2.0 Edition 2021
Science #machine-learning#tensor#blas

Quick Verdict

  • โœ“Actively maintained (updated 54d ago)
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Massive adoption (3.5K crates depend on it)
  • !Heavy dependency tree (28 direct deps)
  • โœ“Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)

Security

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Downloads
4.7M
Dependents
3.5K
Releases
36
Size
273KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

724.7K downloads in the last 30 days (24.2K/day), up 37% from the previous period.

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Widely adopted

3.5K crates depend on candle-core. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.

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Prolific maintainer

The primary maintainer publishes 58 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 2+ years old, candle-core hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Heavy dependency tree

28 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include candle-nn, candle-transformers, dlpark, fastembed, burn-candle. When high-quality crates choose candle-core, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 16/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 13/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 18/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 8/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 10/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
26K/day avg-42%
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Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.9.1
34%
v0.9.2
32%
v0.9.2-alpha.2
24%
v0.10.2
9%
v0.9.2-alpha.1
1%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

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README

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Maintainers

Dependencies
28
direct dependencies
Dependents
3.5K
crates depend on candle-core

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