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LM Studio vs MLX Studio: catalog facts
LM Studio	MLX Studio
Freemium The free plan runs local models and the built-in agent. Paid plans from $20 a month add…	Free Free, with no subscription or API keys.
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	Chat, coding agent and image generation in one local app OpenAI- and Anthropic-compatible local API server
Closed source, unlike most of the local-AI stack it builds on Cloud features require an account and a subscription	Apple Silicon Macs only, macOS 14.5 or later Large models need 16 GB or more of memory
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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