Api vs Ruflo
Api (getcargo.ai) and Ruflo (rUv) side by side on public data, as of Nov 7, 2026.
Ruflo has 1.4x the weekly package downloads of Api (101K against 70.8K). Over the last 30 days downloads moved +422% for Api and +29% for Ruflo.
Which should you choose?
Choose Api if
- you want the one gaining users faster (downloads up 422% in 30 days, +120% in the last 7)
Choose Ruflo if
- you want to start free: it has a free plan, Api does not
- you want code you can read, fork or self-host (MIT)
- you need to run local models
- you want subagents or several agents working in parallel
Built from documented features, official prices, status pages and usage data on this page; it does not judge output quality.
Side-by-side numbers
| Metric | Api | Ruflo |
|---|---|---|
| Gid Score | 46 | 52 |
| Usage data as of | Nov 6 | Nov 7 |
| Rank by Gid Score | #54 | #36 |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 70.8K | 101K |
| Downloads, 7-day change | up 120.4% | down 11.6% |
| Downloads, 30-day change | up 422.0% | up 29.1% |
| VS Code installs | — | — |
| Marketplace rating | — | — |
| GitHub stars | — | 81.1K |
| Homebrew installs, 30 days | — | — |
| Hacker News mentions, 30 days | 0 | 0 |
| Latest stable release | — | 3.72.2 · yesterday |
| Terminal-Bench (best run) | — | — |
| Price | — | Free (OSS) |
| License | — | MIT |
| First released | — | June 2025 |
| Interfaces | — | CLI, MCP server |
| Models | — | — |
A dash means there is no public data for that metric as of Nov 7, 2026.
Trends
Api
Typed TypeScript client for the Cargo API — models and records, orchestration runs and batches, connectors and integrations, agents, segments, and billing. The programmatic surface behind the cargo-ai CLI.
Ruflo
Open-source agent meta-harness for Claude Code and Codex by rUv: it installs as Claude Code plugins (core tools, a visual console and mods that add routing and policy enforcement) or runs as an MCP server for Codex and other MCP clients, and coordinates teams (swarms) of agents with shared memory, self-learning and vector search.
Pricing: Free and open source (MIT).
Latest release 3.72.2:
- @ruvector/attention 2.2.3.
- claude-flow 3.72.1 declared @ruvector/attention ^0.1.3, and ruvector 0.3.12 also depended on ^0.1.3.
- 3.72.2 moves to ruvector ^0.3.13, which depends on attention ^2.2.3, in the CLI, claude-flow and ruflo. claude-flow also declares attention ^2.2.3 directly.
- Every attention call ruflo makes (Flash, MoE, Hyperbolic, AdamW, InfoNCE, Curriculum, compute) was checked on 0.1.32 and 2.2.3. The results match.
Api vs Ruflo: common questions
How do Api and Ruflo prices compare?
Api: —. Ruflo: Free (OSS). Prices come from each vendor's pricing page.
Is Api or Ruflo open source?
Ruflo is open source (MIT); Api is proprietary.
Which is more popular, Api or Ruflo?
Ruflo has a Gid Score of 52 against 46 for Api. The score combines package downloads, editor installs, GitHub activity and attention, updated daily.
Do Api and Ruflo support local models?
Ruflo documents support for local models; Api's documentation does not.