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LM StudioLocalAI
Freemium

The free plan runs local models and the built-in agent. Paid plans from $20 a month add…

 Free

The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…

Windows, macOS, Linux Linux, macOS, Self-hosted
  • Search and download models from Hugging Face without leaving the app
  • Serves local models on OpenAI-compatible endpoints, locally and over the network
  • Offers compatible APIs for several common AI services.
  • Closed source, unlike most of the local-AI stack it builds on
  • Cloud features require an account and a subscription
  • You must supply model files and enough resources to run them.
Downloadable app Self-hosted
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: MIT
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 20, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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