Decision Workspace
candle-metal-kernels-mold vs candle-nn vs candle-core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
candle-metal-kernels-mold
experimentalv0.9.4
Metal kernels for Candle (mold fork with quantized matmul precision fix)
70
candle-nn
growingv0.11.0
Minimalist ML framework.
68
candle-core
growingv0.11.0
Minimalist ML framework.
Core Metrics
| candle-metal-kernels-mold | candle-nn | candle-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 70 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 1.1K | 4.1M | 6.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 411.7K | 515.3K |
| Dependents | 20 | 3.9K | 5.0K |
| Releases | 3 | 37 | 37 |
| Last Updated | 100d ago | 17d ago | 17d ago |
| Age | 3m | 2y 11m | 2y 11m |
Health Breakdown
candle-metal-kernels-mold
Maintenance
14
Quality
11
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
candle-nn
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
candle-core
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| candle-metal-kernels-mold | candle-nn | candle-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.4 | 0.11.0 | 0.11.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 12 | 17 | 29 |
| Crate Size | 132KB | 98KB | 306KB |
| Features | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 2 | 3 | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •candle-nn leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •candle-core has the most downloads (6.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •candle-core is depended on by 5.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.