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MLX LMLM Studio
Free

Free to install and use.

 Freemium

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

macOS, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Runs models on Apple silicon through MLX
  • One-command access to models on the Hugging Face Hub
  • Search and download models from Hugging Face without leaving the app
  • Serves local models on OpenAI-compatible endpoints, locally and over the network
  • Apple silicon only
  • Command line and Python, with no graphical interface
  • Closed source, unlike most of the local-AI stack it builds on
  • Cloud features require an account and a subscription
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Closed source Closed source
License not stated License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked September 20, 2026

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