LM Studio Alternatives

Apps similar to LM Studio include Ollama, which is free and open source. Other options are Jan.ai, GPT4ALL, Ensu and Open WebUI. Large Language Model (LLM) Tools like LM Studio are a crowded field, with more than 50 alternatives for Mac, Windows, Linux, Android and iPhone.

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  1. Run AI models locally on your machine with node.js bindings for llama.cpp. Enforce a JSON schema on the model output on the generation level.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
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  2. SmolChat icon
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    SmolChat allows you to download and run popular LLMs on your Android device, locally, without needing an internet connection. Customize the model used for each chat, tune settings like temperature and min-p, and pin your favourite chats on the home-screen with shortcuts.

    50 SmolChat alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
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  3. Jellybox icon
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    Run AI models locally and entirely offline.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
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  4. TKCORE AI icon
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    TKCORE AI is a comprehensive AI-driven workspace and creative powerhouse designed for professionals and teams. At its core is our proprietary flagship model, TkCore-V5.5-Pro, delivering high-performance reasoning and multimodal capabilities.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  5. FastFlowLM icon
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    Run LLMs on AMD Ryzen™ AI NPUs in minutes. Just like Ollama - but purpose-built and deeply optimized for the AMD NPUs.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  6. Foundry Local icon
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    Run AI models locally on your device. Foundry Local provides on-device inference with complete data privacy, no Azure subscription required.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
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  7. RWKV Runner icon
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    This project aims to eliminate the barriers of using large language models by automating everything for you. All you need is a lightweight executable program of just a few megabytes. Additionally, this project provides an interface compatible with the OpenAI API, which means...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
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  8. AI00 RWKV Server is an inference API server for the RWKV language model based upon the web-rwkv inference engine.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Rust
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  9. Nexa Studio icon
     2 likes

    Nexa Studio: Offline, Private AI with Unlimited Use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
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  10. A modern web interface for managing and interacting with vLLM servers (www.github.com/vllm-project/vllm). Supports both GPU and CPU modes, with special optimizations for macOS Apple Silicon and enterprise deployment on OpenShift/Kubernetes.

    16 vllm-playground alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Python
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Kubernetes
    • OpenShift
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  11. Follamac icon
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    You need Ollama running on your localhost with some model. Once Ollama is running the model can be pulled from Follamac or from command line. From command line type something like: Ollama pull llama3 If you wish to pull from Follamac you can write llama3 into "Model name to...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • BSD
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  12. LoLLMS Web UI icon
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    This project aims to provide a user-friendly interface to access and utilize various LLM models for a wide range of tasks. Whether you need help with writing, coding, organizing data, generating images, or seeking answers to your questions, LoLLMS WebUI has got you covered.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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