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LM Studio vs TextGen: catalog facts
LM StudioTextGen
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 Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Search and download models from Hugging Face without leaving the app
  • Serves local models on OpenAI-compatible endpoints, locally and over the network
  • Includes text, vision and API access with portable builds.
  • Closed source, unlike most of the local-AI stack it builds on
  • Cloud features require an account and a subscription
  • Models must fit the memory available on your computer.
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: AGPL-3.0
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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