LocalAI vs LM Studio

FeatureLocalAILM Studio
CategoryLocal AI InfrastructureLocal AI Infrastructure
PricingFree (open-source)Free
GitHub Stars25,000—
PlatformsLinux, macOS, DockermacOS, Linux, Windows
Features
  • ✓ OpenAI-compatible API
  • ✓ Multiple models
  • ✓ Text-to-speech
  • ✓ Image generation
  • ✓ Embeddings
  • ✓ Model discovery
  • ✓ One-click download
  • ✓ Chat UI
  • ✓ OpenAI-compatible API
  • ✓ GPU acceleration
  • ✓ GGUF support
Tags
localapiopenai-compatibleopen-source
localllmdesktopinferenceprivacy