LM Studio
Desktop app for discovering, downloading and running open models on a personal machine, with a local OpenAI-compatible server other apps can call.
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The desktop app and local inference are the $0 'Free' plan on lmstudio.ai/pricing ('Run local LLMs on your machine'); the paid plans on that page buy hosted usage for Bionic, recorded separately.
What it does
- Model inference
- Model hosting
Sources
- Pricing
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'Free — $0 — Run local LLMs on your machine', quoted from the page, 2026-09-18.
- Description
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Official documentation · 18 Sep 2026
The documentation's own framing: 'Learn how to run Llama, DeepSeek, Qwen, Phi, and other LLMs locally with LM Studio.'
- Sold within
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Downloaded and run on its own; the paid tiers are hosted usage, not a licence for the app.
- URL
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Official documentation · 18 Sep 2026
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Also from LM Studio
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LM Studio Bionic AI agent
LM Studio's agent for open models, run locally for creative, knowledge and coding work, with optional US-hosted open models on the paid tiers.
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