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MLC LLMLM Studio
Free

Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.

 Freemium

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

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Broad hardware support across Vulkan, CUDA, ROCm, Metal and WebGPU
  • OpenAI-compatible REST server
  • Search and download models from Hugging Face without leaving the app
  • Serves local models on OpenAI-compatible endpoints, locally and over the network
  • Aimed at developers rather than casual users
  • Model compilation adds setup steps
  • Closed source, unlike most of the local-AI stack it builds on
  • Cloud features require an account and a subscription
Downloadable app Downloadable app
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License: Apache-2.0 License not stated
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 26, 2026

Checked September 20, 2026

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