LM Studio Alternatives

LM Studio is described as 'Run large language models offline with a built-in chat UI, OpenAI-compatible server, HuggingFace integration, local discovery, private model management' and is a popular large language model (llm) tool in the ai tools & services category. There are more than 50 alternatives to LM Studio for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best LM Studio alternative is Ollama, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like LM Studio are Jan.ai, GPT4ALL, Ensu and Open WebUI.

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LM Studio alternatives are mainly Large Language Model (LLM) Tools, but if you're looking for AI Chatbots or AI Writing Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source and Windows + Open Source. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to LM Studio.
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  1. Pinokio icon
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    Install, run & control servers, bots, databases, AI apps, terminal apps, or anything on your computer with 1 click.

    22 Pinokio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  2. Khoj icon
     47 likes

    Open-source app offers local or cloud AI chat with major LLMs, advanced semantic search, automation, personal newsletters, document indexing, image generation, and text-to-speech. Access from web, Obsidian, Emacs, desktop, mobile, or messaging platforms.

    41 Khoj alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
    • Homebrew
    • Docker
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  3. Private GPT icon
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    Ask questions to your documents without an internet connection, using the power of LLMs. 100% private, no data leaves your execution environment at any point. You can ingest documents and ask questions without an internet connection!

    313 Private GPT alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  4. Agora icon
     10 likes

    Open-source Android LLM client supporting direct multi-provider access, BYOK security model, encrypted remote control, agentic workflows with tool and code execution, non-linear branching, on-device LLM inference, semantic memory, and flexible data management.

    26 Agora alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  5. Onit AI icon
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    Onit AI Copilot offers a comprehensive desktop AI chat assistant with local processing and multi-provider support. It prioritizes customization, extensibility, and user privacy by operating entirely on-device without needing an internet connection, ensuring data security.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  6. local.ai icon
     22 likes

    🎒 local.ai - Run AI locally on your PC!.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. llama.cpp icon
     8 likes

    The main goal of llama.cpp is to enable LLM inference with minimal setup and state-of-the-art performance on a wide range of hardware - locally and in the cloud.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Docker
    • Homebrew
    • Nix Package Manager
    • MacPorts
    • Self-Hosted
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  8. NodeTool icon
     9 likes

    NodeTool is the open-source creative AI workspace — every major model from every major provider, called with your own keys, wired into one node-based canvas you run on your machine.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. ChatRTX is a locally-run AI chatbot developed by NVIDIA that leverages the power of RTX GPUs to deliver fast, private, and offline conversational AI. It uses models like Mistral or LLaMA and can be customized with your own documents and data.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • NVIDIA vGPU
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  10. KoboldCpp icon
     12 likes

    KoboldCpp is an easy-to-use AI text-generation software for GGML models. It's a single self contained distributable from Concedo, that builds off llama.cpp, and adds a versatile Kobold API endpoint, additional format support, backward compatibility, as well as a fancy UI...

    59 KoboldCpp alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  11. LocalAI  icon
     11 likes

    Drop-In OpenAI replacement, On-device, local-first, Generate text/image/speech/music/etc... Backend Agnostic: (llama.cpp, diffusers, bark.cpp, etc...), Optional Distributed Inference(P2P/Federated).

    74 LocalAI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
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