Whisper vs LM Studio

FeatureWhisperLM Studio
CategoryAI DevelopmentLocal AI Infrastructure
PricingFree (open-source)Free
GitHub Stars72,000—
PlatformsLinux, macOS, WindowsmacOS, Linux, Windows
Features
  • ✓ Speech-to-text
  • ✓ Multi-language
  • ✓ Translation
  • ✓ Local running
  • ✓ High accuracy
  • ✓ Model discovery
  • ✓ One-click download
  • ✓ Chat UI
  • ✓ OpenAI-compatible API
  • ✓ GPU acceleration
  • ✓ GGUF support
Tags
speechtranscriptionopen-sourcemultilingual
localllmdesktopinferenceprivacy