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LM Studio

Local AI on your computer

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Our Take

LM Studio is the app for people who want to mess around with LLMs without feeding their prompts to some cloud server run by a big tech company. It bundles a bunch of open-source models like LLaMA and Mistral into a clean desktop GUI — no terminal, no manual config, just download and chat. The privacy angle is honestly the real hook here: everything runs on your own machine, so whatever weird questions you're asking stays on your machine. It's a solid entry point if you've been curious about local AI setups but don't feel like touching command lines.

Run AI models locally and privately on your own hardware. Supports local LLMs like gpt-oss, Qwen3.6, Gemma4, DeepSeek and many more.

Key Features

Local LLM execution, Download for Mac (Apple Silicon), no-gui deployment (llmster) for server/cloud/CI use, Headless deployments on Linux, cloud servers, JS SDK (@lmstudio/sdk), Python SDK (lmstudio), LM Studio as MCP client, OpenAI compatibility API, Apple MLX model support, lms CLI tool, Parallel requests with continuous batching, Split View for multiple chat sessions, Chat export (PDF, markdown, text), Developer Mode, In-app documentation, Stateful REST API endpoint /v1/chat

Problem It Solves

Users want to use large AI models locally while maintaining privacy, without relying on cloud services

Target Customer

Developers, AI enthusiasts, enterprises wanting to run local LLMs for home or work use

Use Cases

Local AI development, Private AI inference, Server deployment, CI/CD integration, Cloud server deployment

Pricing Details

LM Studio is free for home and work use

Free Tier

Free for home and work use

Differentiator

Full local AI capability with optional no-GUI deployment (llmster) for server-native use, parallel requests support, stateful REST API