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LM Studio vs Llama: catalog facts
LM Studio	Llama
Freemium The free plan runs local models and the built-in agent. Paid plans from $20 a month add…	Free Free to download via Homebrew or GitHub releases.
Windows, macOS, Linux	macOS
Search and download models from Hugging Face without leaving the app Serves local models on OpenAI-compatible endpoints, locally and over the network	Built on llama.cpp by its own maintainers Runs a local API server for other apps
Closed source, unlike most of the local-AI stack it builds on Cloud features require an account and a subscription	macOS only Lives in the menu bar rather than offering a full chat workspace
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	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 October 1, 2026

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