LM Studio vs OpenRouter

FeatureLM StudioOpenRouter
CategoryLocal AI InfrastructureAI Development
PricingFreePay-per-use (varies by model)
GitHub Starsβ€”β€”
PlatformsmacOS, Linux, WindowsWeb
Features
  • βœ“ Model discovery
  • βœ“ One-click download
  • βœ“ Chat UI
  • βœ“ OpenAI-compatible API
  • βœ“ GPU acceleration
  • βœ“ GGUF support
  • βœ“ 200+ models
  • βœ“ Unified API
  • βœ“ Auto-fallback
  • βœ“ Rate limiting
  • βœ“ Usage tracking
  • βœ“ OpenAI-compatible
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localllmdesktopinferenceprivacy
apimulti-modelgatewayroutingpay-per-use