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Hugging Face vs LM Studio

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Hugging Face: 114.0M downloads/mo, 157.1K GitHub stars, $235.0M fundedvs

LM Studio: 499 downloads/mo, 1.5K GitHub stars

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MetricHugging FaceLM Studio
Websitehuggingface.colmstudio.ai
DescriptionThe GitHub of machine learning. Hosts models, datasets, and Spaces.Desktop app for running LLMs locally. Easy model management.
Total Funding
$235M
Last Funding
Series D
Aug 2023
Not available
Developer Adoption
npm Downloads (30d)
1.3M
499
npm Trend (30d)
1,153,0331,203,805.751,254,578.51,305,351.251,356,124Feb 4Feb 5Feb 11Feb 12Feb 18Feb 19Feb 21Feb 22
90-day trend-7.6%

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PyPI Downloads (30d)
112.7M
Total Downloads (30d)
114.0M
499
HN Discussion Share4.9% of HN mentions1% of HN mentions
StatusPrivatePrivate
HN Mentions (30d)
308
62
HN Mentions Trend (30d)
4853.7559.565.2571Feb 2Feb 9Feb 16
90-day trend+39.2%
1212.7513.514.2515Feb 2Feb 9Feb 16
90-day trend+15.4%
GitHub Stars
157.1K
1.5K
Founded20162023
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