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Osaurus vs Local Studio: catalog facts
Osaurus	Local Studio
Free Free and open source; cloud models are billed by their providers through your own API…	Free Free download; the research does not mention any paid plans.
macOS	macOS
Native inference engine for Apple Silicon Mixes local models and bring-your-own-key cloud models per agent	Supports vLLM, SGLang, MLX and llama.cpp backends Single OpenAI-compatible endpoint for served models
macOS only for now Cloud models need your own paid API keys	macOS only Aimed at technical users with their own hardware
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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