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The latest on web scraping, API development, and AI-powered search - from the Crawleo team.

What Are LLMs? A Plain-English Guide for Developers in 2026

Large Language Models are no longer just research experiments — they're production infrastructure. Whether you're building a chatbot, a coding assistant, or a RAG pipeline, understanding how LLMs work and how to choose the right one is now a core developer skill.

29 Jun 20266 min read

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How to Connect Crawleo to LM Studio via MCP

Learn how to connect Crawleo to LM Studio using MCP (Model Context Protocol) and give your local AI models real-time web access. In just a few steps, unlock tools like web search, crawling, Google Search, Maps, and more—no SDKs required.

6 May 20263 min read

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When to Use JavaScript Rendering (And When You Don’t Need It)

Not sure whether a page needs JavaScript rendering to crawl correctly? This guide shows when to use `render_js=true`, when standard HTTP crawling is enough, and how to use a cost-efficient fallback strategy with Crawleo.

#web scraping#javascript rendering#crawler api

24 Apr 20264 min read

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Gemma 4 Guide: How to Choose the Right Model & Run It Locally with Ollama

Google's Gemma 4 is one of the most capable open-source AI model families available today — and it runs completely free on your own hardware. In this guide, we break down each model variant, help you pick the right one for your setup, and walk you through a quick-start installation with Ollama.

#Gemma 4#Ollama#Local AI

16 Apr 20264 min read

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LangChain v0.3 Tutorial & Migration Guide for 2026

Learn what’s new in LangChain v0.3 and how to migrate: Runnables, new agents, tools, middleware, MCP, and testing patterns for modern AI agents in Python.

7 Mar 20269 min read

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Best Local AI Desktop Tools in 2026 (Ollama, LM Studio & More)

Local AI helpers like Ollama, LM Studio, and GPT4All make it easy to run powerful language models directly on your laptop or workstation. This guide compares the most popular desktop tools so you can pick the right local AI stack for coding, research, and everyday workflows—without sending your data to the cloud.

7 Mar 20267 min read

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The Best Local LLMs for 16GB RAM

Sixteen gigabytes of memory is the current sweet spot for developers exploring local large language models. With this capacity, you can efficiently run 7B to 14B parameter models using modern quantization techniques—delivering near-cloud performance while keeping your data on-premise. Whether you're...

7 Mar 20263 min read

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How to Add Web Search Skill to OpenClaw (Step‑by‑Step) With Crawleo

OpenClaw’s skills system makes it easy to plug in powerful web search capabilities directly into your AI agents. This guide shows you how to install a Crawleo-powered search skill, wire it up with your API key, and start running live web queries from inside OpenClaw in just a few minutes.

#openclaw#openclaw skills#ai agents

1 Mar 20263 min read

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Perplexity vs Crawleo: Best Search API for AI Apps (2026)

Choosing between Perplexity's Sonar API and Crawleo for your AI application? This in-depth comparison breaks down pricing, features, privacy, and scalability to help you pick the right search API for your next project.

#Search API#Perplexity Alternative#AI Search

24 Feb 20266 min read

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Brave Search API vs Crawleo: Which Web Data Tool Should Developers Choose?

Choosing the right web data source is critical for AI apps, search products, and automation workflows. This guide compares Brave Search API and Crawleo side-by-side, explaining how they differ in search data, crawling flexibility, and developer use cases so you can pick the best tool for your project.

#Brave Search API#Crawleo#web scraping

24 Feb 20264 min read

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Best Web Scraping API for LLM Training Data and RAG Pipelines

Looking for a reliable web scraping API for LLM training data or RAG workflows? Discover how Crawleo delivers clean, real-time, privacy-first web data optimized for AI pipelines, without the complexity of traditional scraping infrastructure.

#web scraping API#LLM training data#RAG pipeline

21 Feb 20264 min read

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How to Crawl Freelancer Jobs Using Beautiful Soup in Python

Learn how to crawl Android freelancer job listings using Beautiful Soup in Python. This guide explains the structure behind a real crawling script and how to scale job data extraction across multiple pages.

#Beautiful Soup#Python web scraping#freelancer job scraping

21 Feb 20263 min read

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