rustformers/llm
[Unmaintained, see README] An ecosystem of Rust libraries for working with large language models observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 90
Flags: archived
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 1269
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 800
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
6152 stars · 382 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
An ecosystem of Rust libraries built on GGML for running large language model inference locally, including a CLI binary and reusable crates. The repository has been archived and is explicitly unmaintained, with the README recommending active alternatives such as mistral.rs, Candle, and llama.cpp bindings.
Use cases
- run llm models locally in rust
- infer quantized ggml models from a rust program
- embed a local language model in an application
- chat with a local llm from the command line
- load ggml model weights in rust
When to choose
- you need a frozen, historical reference implementation of GGML-based inference in Rust
- you are maintaining legacy code that already depends on this crate
When to avoid
- you want actively maintained Rust LLM inference - use mistral.rs, Candle, or llama.cpp bindings instead
- you need support for recent model architectures released after mid-2024
- you are starting a new project and want community support or bug fixes
Facets
library · maturity abandoned
llm-inference machine-learning cli large-language-models machine-learning developer-tools rust cross-platform cli ggml quantized-models archived local-inference
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/rustformers/llm · fetched 2026-08-28 · ca714862c806
- homepage: https://docs.rs/llm/latest/llm/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · aae2151760c2
- site_page: https://docs.rs/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 0867b88bcf6e
- site_page: https://docs.rs/crate/llm/latest · fetched 2026-08-29 · 9af850563ed5
- site_page: https://docs.rs/crate/llm/latest/features · fetched 2026-08-29 · 3db233b9943b
- site_page: https://docs.rs/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 29ab7986fbf5
- site_page: https://docs.rs/about/badges · fetched 2026-08-29 · 6588cac258af
- site_page: https://docs.rs/about/builds · fetched 2026-08-29 · 811231ca4680
- site_page: https://docs.rs/about/metadata · fetched 2026-08-29 · 0dcdccb2b2b2
- site_page: https://docs.rs/about/redirections · fetched 2026-08-29 · 1b1efd93105f
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| rustformers/llm | main | 10 |
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