Decision Workspace
lm-studio-api vs lm-studio-api-extended vs claude-codes
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
lm-studio-api
experimentalv0.1.5
This API is designed for interacting with LM Studio
36
lm-studio-api-extended
experimentalv0.1.3
Unofficial Rust client for LM Studio with text embedding support.
62
claude-codes
growingv2.1.53
A tightly typed Rust interface for the Claude Code JSON protocol
Core Metrics
| lm-studio-api | lm-studio-api-extended | claude-codes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 36 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 1.8K | 1.4K | 3.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 12 | 7 | 361 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 6 | 4 | 24 |
| Last Updated | 134d ago | 198d ago | 7d ago |
| Age | 10m | 8m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
lm-studio-api
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
lm-studio-api-extended
Maintenance
10
Quality
7
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
claude-codes
Maintenance
19
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| lm-studio-api | lm-studio-api-extended | claude-codes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.5 | 0.1.3 | 2.1.53 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 9 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 31KB | 24KB | 91KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 25.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •claude-codes leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lm-studio-api, lm-studio-api-extended are pre-1.0 — API may change.