LM Studio vs Mendable AI is now Firecrawl

LM Studio (Discover, download, and run local LLMs) and Mendable AI is now Firecrawl (New Repo - https://github.com/firecrawl) both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

LM Studio (rank #165) holds a meaningful lead over Mendable AI is now Firecrawl (rank #763) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (51 vs 29). The gap of 22 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), LM Studio is clearly ahead of Mendable AI is now Firecrawl. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Mendable AI is now Firecrawl is slightly ahead of LM Studio. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), LM Studio is clearly ahead of Mendable AI is now Firecrawl. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), LM Studio is clearly ahead of Mendable AI is now Firecrawl. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), LM Studio is ahead of Mendable AI is now Firecrawl.

LM Studio carries 10,521 GitHub stars across 11 public repos, with 5 repositories active in the last 90 days and 42 external contributors on record. Mendable AI is now Firecrawl shows 0 stars across 0 public repos, 0 active in the last 90 days and 0 external contributors.

LM Studio is the stronger read for anyone weighting code quality. Mendable AI is now Firecrawl looks better where education is the deciding factor. The table below breaks the scores down pillar by pillar; the linked profiles cover the underlying repos, docs and community signals in full.