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MLX StudioLM Studio
Free

Free, with no subscription or API keys.

 Freemium

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

macOS Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Chat, coding agent and image generation in one local app
  • OpenAI- and Anthropic-compatible local API server
  • 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 Macs only, macOS 14.5 or later
  • Large models need 16 GB or more of memory
  • Closed source, unlike most of the local-AI stack it builds on
  • Cloud features require an account and a subscription
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Checked October 1, 2026

Checked September 20, 2026

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