Decision Workspace
llm-budget vs iron_cost vs llm-cost-cap
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
llm-budget
experimentalv0.1.0
Autonomous cost governance primitives — hard budget enforcement across agent fleets
47
iron_cost
experimentalv0.3.0
Budget tracking and cost enforcement for Iron Cage AI agents
44
llm-cost-cap
experimentalv0.1.0
Pre-flight USD cost gate for LLM calls. Estimate input plus output cost from token counts and reject calls that would exceed a configured cap.
Core Metrics
| llm-budget | iron_cost | llm-cost-cap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 47 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 22 | 452 | 18 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 128d ago | 209d ago | 50d ago |
| Age | 4m | 7m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
llm-budget
Maintenance
7
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
iron_cost
Maintenance
9
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
llm-cost-cap
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| llm-budget | iron_cost | llm-cost-cap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.3.0 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 14 | 9 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 30KB | 37KB | 9KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •iron_cost leads with a health score of 47/100, but none of the options score above 80.