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LM Studio vs MLX LM: catalog facts
LM Studio	MLX LM
Freemium The free plan runs local models and the built-in agent. Paid plans from $20 a month add…	Free Free to install and use.
Windows, macOS, Linux	macOS, Command line
Search and download models from Hugging Face without leaving the app Serves local models on OpenAI-compatible endpoints, locally and over the network	Runs models on Apple silicon through MLX One-command access to models on the Hugging Face Hub
Closed source, unlike most of the local-AI stack it builds on Cloud features require an account and a subscription	Apple silicon only Command line and Python, with no graphical interface
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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