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LM Studio vs Ollama
How the two compare on license, platforms and what the community thinks.
Key differences
- LM Studio is free; Ollama is open source.
| Feature | LM Studio | Ollama |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Discover, download, and run local LLMs on your computer | Run large language models locally |
| License | Free | Open source |
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| Rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Alternatives listed | 2 | 2 |
| Page views | 977 | 1K |
About LM Studio
LM Studio is a polished desktop app for discovering, downloading and running local LLMs with no command line required. It includes a chat interface, local server mode compatible with the OpenAI API, and runs well on consumer hardware.
About Ollama
Ollama makes running large language models locally a one-line affair: pull a model like Llama, Qwen or Mistral and chat with it entirely offline. It exposes a local API that dozens of apps build on, and it's free and open source.
