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QVAC vs LM Studio: catalog facts
QVACLM Studio
Free

Free and open source under Apache-2.0.

Freemium

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

Linux Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Runs models entirely on the local device
  • Covers text, speech, images, OCR and translation
  • Search and download models from Hugging Face without leaving the app
  • Serves local models on OpenAI-compatible endpoints, locally and over the network
  • Large parts of the project are aimed at developers rather than end users
  • Model performance depends on local hardware
  • Closed source, unlike most of the local-AI stack it builds on
  • Cloud features require an account and a subscription
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Closed source
License: Apache-2.0 License not stated
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked September 20, 2026

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