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GPT4All vs LM Studio: catalog facts
GPT4All	LM Studio
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence, including for commercial use.	Freemium The free plan runs local models and the built-in agent. Paid plans from $20 a month add…
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
LocalDocs answers questions from your own files, entirely on your machine Runs on CPU; no API calls and no GPU required	Search and download models from Hugging Face without leaving the app Serves local models on OpenAI-compatible endpoints, locally and over the network
The latest release, 3.10.0, dates from February 2025 Nomic’s website now foregrounds a separate commercial platform rather than GPT4All	Closed source, unlike most of the local-AI stack it builds on Cloud features require an account and a subscription
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: MIT	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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