Comparison
Pith vs rtk
rtk has more GitHub stars (83,395 vs 98). rtk was updated more recently (last commit 10h ago). Data comes straight from GitHub and refreshes daily.
Pith
Pith is the hook that makes Claude Code sessions last 3x longer.
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npm install output → 940 tokens baseline → 80 tokens compressed (−91%)
rtk
CLI proxy that reduces LLM token consumption by 60-90% on common dev commands. Single Rust binary, zero dependencies
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brew install rtk| Metric | Pith | rtk |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Plugin | Plugin |
| GitHub stars | 98 | 83,395 |
| Stars, last 7 days | — | — |
| Forks | 11 | 5,295 |
| Upvotes | 0 | 0 |
| Language | Python | Rust |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Last commit | 5mo ago | 10h ago |
| Created | Apr 2026 | Jan 2026 |
| Categories | AI & LLM tooling | AI & LLM tooling |