LM Studio vs Perplexity

FeatureLM StudioPerplexity
CategoryLocal AI InfrastructureAI Search
PricingFreeFree + Pro $20/mo
GitHub Stars——
PlatformsmacOS, Linux, WindowsWeb, iOS, Android
Features
  • ✓ Model discovery
  • ✓ One-click download
  • ✓ Chat UI
  • ✓ OpenAI-compatible API
  • ✓ GPU acceleration
  • ✓ GGUF support
  • ✓ Real-time search
  • ✓ Citations
  • ✓ Follow-up questions
  • ✓ File upload
  • ✓ API
  • ✓ Collections
Tags
localllmdesktopinferenceprivacy
searchresearchcitationswebapi