LM Studio AlternativesOnly apps categorised as AI Writing Tools

The best AI Writing alternative to LM Studio is Ollama, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to LM Studio and 15 are AI Writing Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting AI Writing Tool alternatives to LM Studio are GPT4ALL, AnythingLLM, Alpaca - Ollama Client and Cherry Studio.

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  1. Ollama icon

    Ollama

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    Supports local deployment of Llama 3, Code Llama, and other language models, enabling users to customize and create personalized models. Ideal for AI development, it offers flexibility for offline AI needs and integrates AI writing and chatbot tools in local setups.

    60 Ollama alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Comments about Ollama as an Alternative to LM Studio
    Oktay Mercan
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    It takes some time to get used to the commands, but it's simple to use after that. However, it doesn't have a GUI, and the customization options are either limited or not user-friendly.

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    • Ollama is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to LM Studio.

    • Ollama is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to LM Studio.

    • Ollama is Free and Open SourceLM Studio is Free and Proprietary
    • Ollama is Privacy focusedLM Studio is not according to our users
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    GPT4ALL

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    An ecosystem of open-source chatbots trained on a massive collections of clean assistant data including code, stories and dialogue.

    174 GPT4ALL alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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    Comments about GPT4ALL as an Alternative to LM Studio
    Oktay Mercan
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    It supports the 'Chat with Documents' feature, including RAG and embedding capabilities.

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    Very easy to use, no coding required, ad-free, local documents, dark mode, no registration required. It supports several gguf models that can be downloaded from huggingface.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • GPT4ALL is Free and Open SourceLM Studio is Free and Proprietary
    • GPT4ALL is Privacy focused and LightweightLM Studio is not according to our users
  9. Khoj icon

    Khoj

     37 likes
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    Khoj is an open-source AI second brain that learns from your notes (Obsidian, EMACS), documents, and has access to the internet. It can replace your search engine, help you with reading papers, and get you transparent, fast answers.

    169 Khoj alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
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    PocketPal

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    An app that brings language models directly to your phone.

    54 PocketPal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
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    • PocketPal is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to LM Studio.

    • PocketPal is Free and Open SourceLM Studio is Free and Proprietary
    • PocketPal is Privacy focused and LightweightLM Studio is not according to our users
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    Private GPT

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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!

    227 Private GPT alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    KoboldCpp

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    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...

    15 KoboldCpp alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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