Instructor vs LiteLLM
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Instructor and LiteLLM, two LLM Gateways & Infra projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.
LiteLLM leads on trust — 76.8/100 (Grade B) vs 66.3/100 (Grade B), a 10.5-point gap. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | Instructor567-labs/instructor | LiteLLMBerriAI/litellm |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 66.3 | 76.8 |
| Evidence grade | B | B |
| Coverage grade | A | A |
| Overall rank | #143 | #67 |
| Rank in LLM Gateways & Infra | #6 | #4 |
| GitHub stars | 13.7k | 55.5k |
| Last updated | 1d ago | today |
| Build provenance | No | No |
| OSSF Scorecard | 5.3 / 10 | 5.8 / 10 |
| License | MIT | NOASSERTION |
| Downloads | 4.8M/wk | 159.8M/wk |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 10.0 | 11.5 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 10.8 | 10.8 |
| Transparency / 17 | 13.0 | 13.4 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 17.0 | 20.0 |
| Adoption / 20 | 18.8 | 20.0 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | — | Implemented |
| External providers | 11 — Amazon Bedrock, Anthropic, Cohere, … | 7 — Amazon Bedrock, Anthropic, Google Gemini, … |
| Requires API keys | No | Yes |
| Plugin surface | — | plugins |
| Provenance drift | Unknown | Match |
How to read this: HVTrust (0–100) weighs supply-chain signals (provenance, OSSF Scorecard, signed commits, open license) alongside real-world adoption, scaled by an evidence-confidence factor. Grade bands: A ≥ 80, B ≥ 65, C ≥ 50, D < 50. Signals refresh daily. Full methodology v4.2 →