Project comparison
Compare adoption, momentum, maintenance health, and project basics before choosing which tool to evaluate deeper.
🦜️🔗LangChain for Rust, the easiest way to write LLM-based programs in Rust
Best matched with other agent tools.
CLI proxy that reduces LLM token consumption by 60-90% on common dev commands. Single Rust binary, zero dependencies
Best matched with other agent tools.
Rtk has the larger GitHub footprint with 72.6K stars.
Rtk is currently growing faster at +26.5K stars this week.
Rtk has the stronger automated maintenance signal at 90/100. This is not a security or fit verdict.
Use these signals to narrow your choice, then confirm setup, license, and fit upstream.
| Signal | Langchain Rust | Rtk |
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| Evidence status | Basic listing· 5d ago | Basic listing· 5d ago |
| GitHub stars | 1.3K | 72.6K |
| Weekly growth | +33 | +26.5K |
| Health score | Watch47/100 |
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| Contributors | 30 | 125 |
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| Commits per week | 0.0 | 39.8 |
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| Open issues | 81 | 1.7K |
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| Language | Rust | Rust |
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| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
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| Last commit | 22d ago | 10d ago |
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| Last release | v4.6.0 | v0.43.0 |
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