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LM Studio

LM Studio is a desktop app for discovering, downloading, running, and serving local language models.

Company
LM Studio
Primary category
AI Local Models
Best for
Developers, researchers, and local-first users testing LLMs on their own machines.
Pricing
Free desktop app; model and hardware costs depend on the user's setup.
Free plan
yes
API
yes
Open source/open weight
no
Linked launches
1
Latest launch date
January 28, 2026
Last verified
2026-06-24

Verification & Sources

Status
Verified profile
Source links
1
Freshness
Verified June 24, 2026
Last verified
June 24, 2026
Last updated
June 24, 2026

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What It Does

LM Studio is a desktop app for discovering, downloading, running, and serving local language models.

Launch History

AI Local Models

LM Studio 0.4.0 launch

LM Studio introduced version 0.4.0 with server deployment, parallel requests, continuous batching, a new REST API endpoint, and a refreshed UI.

Free: Yes API: Yes Open: No
Kingy
7.2 / 10
Demo
6.8 / 10
YouTube
Medium

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