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LM Studio

About

A desktop app to discover, download and run local LLMs through a friendly GUI. Chat with open models, run a local OpenAI-compatible server, or use GPU acceleration.

Pricing

Free

LM Studio is a graphical interface for local AI models. It bundles model search, download, chat, RAG and a local server that mimics the OpenAI API — no command line required.

Key Features

  • Model hub with Hugging Face integration.
  • Local inference with GPU or CPU.
  • Chat UI with markdown and tool use.
  • OpenAI-compatible local server.
  • RAG on your documents.
  • Offline-first — works without internet.

Pricing

LM Studio is free for personal use (separate commercial licensing for teams).

Getting Started

  1. Download at lmstudio.ai and install.
  2. Search a model in the hub and download it.
  3. Start chatting, or enable the local server for OpenAI-compatible requests.