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LM Studio

Other tools ยท Non-developers who want a desktop GUI for running local LLMs

At a glance

PricingFree
Setup effortZero
Released2023
Open sourceNo
InterfaceDesktop GUI / API
LanguagesAll (REST API)
HostingSelf-hosted
CategoryLocal LLM runtime
CapabilitiesLocal LLM GUI, OpenAI-compatible API, GGUF/MLX, Chat UI, Multi-model, RAG

What LM Studio does

Local LLM GUI, OpenAI-compatible API, GGUF/MLX, Chat UI, Multi-model, RAG

Best for

Non-developers who want a desktop GUI for running local LLMs

Works well with

Conflicts & caveats

No known compatibility conflicts detected.

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