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RecurseChatLM Studio
Paid

Paid app with a free trial and no subscription required.

 Freemium

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

macOS Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Runs local models fully offline
  • On-device RAG for chatting with your own files
  • Search and download models from Hugging Face without leaving the app
  • Serves local models on OpenAI-compatible endpoints, locally and over the network
  • macOS only
  • Paid after the trial
  • 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
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 26, 2026

Checked September 20, 2026

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