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LM Studio
Run local AI models on your computer, now with Bionic, its agent for work and code.
lmstudio.ai ↗macOS · Windows · Linux · API
what it is
LM Studio is a desktop app for discovering and running local AI models. It now includes Bionic, an agent that creates documents, slides, PDFs and software using local or frontier open models, with optional US-hosted cloud inference.
who it's for
Anyone who wants to run AI models privately on their own machine, from curious users to developers.
how to start
- 1Download LM Studio from lmstudio.ai/download.
- 2Install and open it.
- 3Download a model from inside the app.
- 4Chat with it, or use Bionic for documents and code.
what you need
- A Mac (Apple Silicon M1–M4), Windows (x64/ARM) or Linux (x64/ARM64) computer
- Enough RAM for the models you run
pricing
Free: run local LLMs on your machine
Bionic+ $20/month; Pro $100/month
pricing page ↗checked Oct 10, 2026
key features
- Run local models offline
- Bionic agent for docs, slides, PDFs and code
- Optional US-hosted cloud inference with zero data retention
- Local API server
similar agents
- Ollamasame job
- GPT4Allsame job
- Jansame job
- Open WebUIcomplementary
- AnythingLLMoverlapping features