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LM Studio
Chat with local models and expose them to your own applications
THE OVERVIEW
What is LM Studio?
LM Studio lets developers and other technical users download language models and run them through a desktop chat interface. Its documentation describes local document conversations as well as a server interface, making it useful both for reading files and for connecting an application to a model running on a nearby machine. MCP support adds tools to local-model conversations, while model and prompt settings remain under the user’s control. The current product family also includes Bionic, an agent for document work, coding and local voice transcription, alongside optional cloud inference plans. A local installation needs suitable hardware and downloaded model files before offline use; a desktop download alone does not provide the capacity of a hosted model service. Users comparing costs should separate free local execution from the Bionic cloud subscriptions and additional inference credits.
A desktop environment for local language models, document chat and programmable model serving, with Bionic agent features and optional cloud inference.
AT A GLANCE
Capabilities and use cases
Local model API
Serve local models through REST and OpenAI-compatible interfaces for applications and scripts.
Local model chat
Download and run supported models through a desktop chat interface instead of requiring every conversation to use a hosted API.
Offline document conversations
Attach documents to chat messages and interact with them offline after the necessary models and files are available locally.
SOURCES & TRANSPARENCY
Official sources
We link to the original product source so you can verify current availability, pricing, and features.
Current official homepage introduces Bionic as LM Studio’s agent, with document editing, coding and local voice transcription; its exact icon reference supplies the official PNG.officialApp documentation confirms desktop availability for macOS, Windows and Linux, local model downloads, offline document chat and REST/OpenAI-compatible serving. It states that offline operation requires model files first.documentationPricing lists $0 Free, $20 USD/month Bionic+ and $100 USD/month Pro. Free includes local models and limited web search; Pro has five times the usage limits, and extra cloud credits pay for usage beyond plan allowances.pricing
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