# Prime Agent rewritten in Rust, now up to 14× faster

> Prime Agent’s new Rust version cuts start‑up latency by 14× and uses far less memory, after processing over 8 trillion tokens.

Oossa · 2026-10-09 · https://oossa.com/en/prime-agent-rewritten-in-rust-now-up-to-14-faster

Prime Agent, the multi‑agent coding assistant launched in August, is now available in a Rust rewrite. The team says the new version runs up to 14× faster to accept input and uses over 80% less memory after startup. The rewrite was done autonomously by the agents themselves, testing against the original TypeScript code for feature parity.

## The facts

- 300,000+ downloads and 8 trillion tokens processed since launch
- Cold‑start input latency 14.18× faster than the TypeScript version

## Why it matters

Developers using Prime Agent will see noticeably quicker response times and lower resource use on their machines.

## Sources & references

1. [ResearchOCT 9TH, 2026Rewriting Prime Agent in Rust](https://www.primeintellect.ai/blog/prime-agent-rust) – Prime Intellect

Last updated: 2026-10-09