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RWKV RunnerLM Studio
Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

 Freemium

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

Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Automates model download and startup
  • OpenAI-compatible API works with existing clients
  • Search and download models from Hugging Face without leaving the app
  • Serves local models on OpenAI-compatible endpoints, locally and over the network
  • Focused on RWKV models only
  • Documentation is partly aimed at Chinese-speaking users
  • 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: MIT License not stated
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 26, 2026

Checked September 20, 2026

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