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Instructor vs LiteLLM

LiteLLM leads on trust: 78.1/100 (Grade B) against 63.5/100 (Grade C), a 14.6-point gap. LiteLLM leads on supply-chain integrity and maintenance.

C Instructor 63.5

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567-labs/instructor · #570 overall · #8 LLM Gateways & Infra · coverage A (4/5)

Instructor doesn't lead on any scored dimension in this pair.

B LiteLLM 78.1

The fastest, litest AI Gateway. Rust core with Python SDK. Call 100+ LLM APIs in OpenAI (or native) format with cost tracking, guardrails, load balancing, and logging [Bedrock, Azure, OpenAI, Anthropic, OpenAI, VertexAI, vLLM, Nvidia NIM]

BerriAI/litellm · #208 overall · #4 LLM Gateways & Infra · coverage A (4/5)

Choose LiteLLM if supply-chain integrity and maintenance matter most.

+4.1Maintenance: last push today, against 8d ago
+4.0Safety / Integrity: 100% of recent commits signed, against 29%
+1.6Adoption: 23.1M weekly downloads against 2.2M

Where they differ

8.4

Safety / IntegrityLiteLLM +4.0

12.4

13.3

TransparencyLiteLLM +0.2

13.5

15.9

MaintenanceLiteLLM +4.1

20.0

18.4

AdoptionLiteLLM +1.6

20.0

-3.3

Runtime calibrationLiteLLM +4.7

+1.4

1 dimension identical: Identity 10.8 · Full evidence table

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.

Full evidence

Signal	Instructor567-labs/instructor	LiteLLMBerriAI/litellm
HVTrust score	63.5	78.1
Evidence grade	C	B
Coverage grade	A	A
Overall rank	#570	#208
Rank in LLM Gateways & Infra	#8	#4
GitHub stars	14.1k	62.6k
Last updated	8d ago	today
Build provenance	No	No
OSSF Scorecard	5.6 / 10	5.9 / 10
License	MIT	NOASSERTION
Downloads	2.2M/wk	23.1M/wk
Trust dimensions (points earned)
Safety / integrity / 25	8.4	12.4
Identity & provenance / 18	10.8	10.8
Transparency / 17	13.3	13.5
Maintenance / 20	15.9	20.0
Adoption / 20	18.4	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

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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 v4.4 →