Decision Workspace
runcycles vs llm-budget vs brainwires-core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
runcycles
experimentalv0.2.4
Runtime authority for AI agents in Rust — hard limits on agent spend, risky tool actions, and audit gaps. Tokio-native client for the Cycles protocol (reserve-commit lifecycle, RAII guards).
37
llm-budget
experimentalv0.1.0
Autonomous cost governance primitives — hard budget enforcement across agent fleets
60
brainwires-core
experimentalv0.11.0
Core types, traits, and error handling for the Brainwires Agent Framework
Core Metrics
| runcycles | llm-budget | brainwires-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 37 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 81 | 22 | 1.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 168 |
| Releases | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 66d ago | 128d ago | 54d ago |
| Age | 3m | 4m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
runcycles
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
llm-budget
Maintenance
7
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
brainwires-core
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| runcycles | llm-budget | brainwires-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.4 | 0.1.0 | 0.11.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 13 | 14 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 62KB | 30KB | 63KB |
| Features | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | — | 1.91 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •brainwires-core leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •brainwires-core is depended on by 168 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.