Stable Diffusion vs LM Studio

FeatureStable DiffusionLM Studio
CategoryAI Image GenerationLocal AI Infrastructure
PricingFree (open-source)Free
GitHub Stars40,000—
PlatformsLinux, Windows, macOSmacOS, Linux, Windows
Features
  • ✓ Text-to-image
  • ✓ Inpainting
  • ✓ ControlNet
  • ✓ LoRA training
  • ✓ Local running
  • ✓ Model discovery
  • ✓ One-click download
  • ✓ Chat UI
  • ✓ OpenAI-compatible API
  • ✓ GPU acceleration
  • ✓ GGUF support
Tags
image-generationopen-sourcelocaldiffusion
localllmdesktopinferenceprivacy