LM Studio vs OpenRouter

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