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LM Studio vs Private LLM: catalog facts
LM Studio	Private LLM
Freemium The free plan runs local models and the built-in agent. Paid plans from $20 a month add…	Paid One-time purchase with no subscription, shared across your Apple devices and Family…
Windows, macOS, Linux	macOS, iOS
Search and download models from Hugging Face without leaving the app Serves local models on OpenAI-compatible endpoints, locally and over the network	Works fully offline after model download No account, tracking or logs
Closed source, unlike most of the local-AI stack it builds on Cloud features require an account and a subscription	Apple devices only Closed source
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 September 23, 2026

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