LM Studio
LM Studio
AI NativePrivate and on-device · Mac, Windows, Linux · Free · Last verified 11 October 2026
What's AI inside
Discover, run and serve local models with a chat UI and API.
Why it passes the AI inside test
Checked against the five tests on the criteria page.
The AI is the core, not a garnish.
Take the AI away and the product stops doing its main job.
It runs a real model.
Language, vision, speech or image models, on your device or in the cloud. Rules and if-this-then-that automation don’t count.
You can use it today.
Generally available or in an open public beta. Waitlists and demo videos wait.
You feel it directly.
The AI is in what you see and do, not a claim about back-office systems.
The maker is clear about it.
The product’s own site says what the AI does. A vague “AI-powered” sticker doesn’t qualify.
Details
- Maker
- LM Studio
- Category
- Private and on-device
- Platforms
- Mac, Windows, Linux
- Pricing
- Free
- Tier
- AI Native
- Last verified
- 11 October 2026
