LM Studio vs KoboldCpp: catalog facts
 LM Studio |  KoboldCpp |
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Freemium The free plan runs local models and the built-in agent. Paid plans from $20 a month add… |
Free Free and open source under the AGPL. |
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Windows, macOS, Linux |
Windows, macOS, Linux |
- Search and download models from Hugging Face without leaving the app
- Serves local models on OpenAI-compatible endpoints, locally and over the network
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- A single executable with no installation and no external dependencies
- Runs on CPU or GPU, with partial offload for machines short on VRAM
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- Closed source, unlike most of the local-AI stack it builds on
- Cloud features require an account and a subscription
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- You still have to find and download model files yourself
- Performance on CPU alone is slow for larger models
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Downloadable app |
Downloadable app |
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Closed source |
Open source |
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License not stated |
License: AGPL-3.0 |
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No account needed |
No account needed |
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Works offline |
Works offline |
Checked September 20, 2026 | Checked September 21, 2026 |
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