Is Safetensors Safe?

Safetensors — Nerq Trust Score 72.8/100 (B grade). Score based on 2 independent trust signals. Last analyzed: 2026-07-21

Safetensors is a Python package with a Nerq Trust Score of 72.8/100 (B), based on 3 independent data dimensions. Last analyzed: 2026-07-21 Security: 90/100. Popularity: 100/100. Data sourced from PyPI registry, GitHub repository, NVD, OSV.dev, and OpenSSF Scorecard. Last updated: 2026-07-21. Machine-readable data (JSON).

Is Safetensors safe?

Trust Score Breakdown — Safetensors has a Nerq Trust Score of 72.8/100 (B). Measured across 2 independent trust signals (as of 2026-07-21).

Security Analysis → Safetensors Privacy Report →

What is Safetensors's trust score?

Safetensors has a Nerq Trust Score of 72.8/100, earning a B grade. This score is based on 2 independently measured dimensions including security, maintenance, and community adoption.

Security
90
Popularity
100

What are the key security findings for Safetensors?

Safetensors's strongest signal is popularity at 100/100. No known vulnerabilities have been detected.

Security score: 90/100 (strong)
Popularity: 100/100 — community adoption

What is Safetensors and who maintains it?

AuthorUnknown
CategoryPython Packages
SourceN/A

Safetensors Across Platforms

Same developer/company in other registries:

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63/100 · crates

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Safety Guide: Safetensors

What is Safetensors?

Safetensors is a Python package.

How to Verify Safety

Run pip audit or safety check. Review on PyPI for download stats.

You can also check the trust score via API: GET /v1/preflight?target=safetensors

Key Safety Concerns for Python package

When evaluating any Python package, watch for: dependency vulnerabilities, malicious uploads, maintenance status.

Measured Signals

Safetensors has a Nerq Trust Score of 73/100 (B). This score is a composite of automated measurements of security, maintenance, community, and quality signals.

Key Takeaways

Detailed Score Analysis

DimensionScore
Security90/100
Maintenance96/100
Popularity100/100
Quality30/100
Community35/100

Based on 5 dimensions. Data from PyPI registry, GitHub repository, NVD, OSV.dev, and OpenSSF Scorecard.

What data does Safetensors collect?

Safetensors is a Python package maintained by Unknown. It receives approximately 16,620,935 weekly downloads.

As a development package, Safetensors does not directly collect end-user personal data. However, applications built with it may collect data depending on implementation. Privacy score: 80/100.

Review the package's dependencies for potential supply chain risks. Run your package manager's audit command regularly.

Full analysis: Safetensors Privacy Report · Privacy review

Is Safetensors secure?

Security score: 90/100. Safetensors has 0 known vulnerabilities (CVEs) in the National Vulnerability Database. This is a clean record.

License information not available. Open-source packages allow independent security review of the source code.

Run your package manager's audit command (`npm audit`, `pip audit`, `cargo audit`) to check for known vulnerabilities in your dependency tree.

Full analysis: Safetensors Security Report

Safetensors Across Platforms

Same developer/company in other registries:

safetensors (crates, 63/100)

How we calculated this score

Safetensors's trust score of 72.8/100 (B) is computed from PyPI registry, GitHub repository, NVD, OSV.dev, and OpenSSF Scorecard. The score reflects 5 independent dimensions: security (90/100), maintenance (96/100), popularity (100/100), quality (30/100), community (35/100). Each dimension is weighted equally to produce the composite trust score.

Nerq analyzes over 7.5 million entities across 26 registries using the same methodology, enabling direct cross-entity comparison. Scores are updated continuously as new data becomes available.

Signals last measured on July 21, 2026. Data version: 1.0.

Full methodology documentation · Machine-readable data (JSON API)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Safetensors Safe?
safetensors with a Nerq Trust Score of 72.8/100 (B). Strongest signal: popularity (100/100). Score based on Security (90/100), Popularity (100/100).
What is Safetensors's trust score?
safetensors: 72.8/100 (B). Score based on Security (90/100), Popularity (100/100). Scores update as new data becomes available. API: GET nerq.ai/v1/preflight?target=safetensors
What are safer alternatives to Safetensors?
In the Python Packages category, more Python packages are being analyzed — check back soon. safetensors scores 72.8/100.
Does Safetensors have known vulnerabilities?
Nerq checks Safetensors against NVD, OSV.dev, and registry-specific vulnerability databases. Current security score: 90/100. Run your package manager's audit command for the latest findings.
Is Safetensors actively maintained?
Safetensors maintenance score: N/A. Check the repository for recent commit activity and issue responsiveness.
API: /v1/preflight Trust Badge API Docs

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