# LM Studio

> Desktop app for downloading and chatting with local models, with a local OpenAI-compatible server and MCP client. The app is closed source; the lms CLI is MIT.

Canonical: https://thelocalbench.com/tools/lm-studio · Data as of 2026-10-12 · The Local Bench (thelocalbench.com), data as of 2026-10-12, CC BY 4.0

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- Category: Runtimes / Desktop app
- Website: https://lmstudio.ai
- Repository: https://github.com/lmstudio-ai/lms
- Open source: no, Proprietary app (CLI: MIT) [verified] https://github.com/lmstudio-ai/lms/blob/HEAD/LICENSE
- Pricing: free, starting $0 [sourced] https://lmstudio.ai/work
- Platforms: macOS, Windows, Linux [sourced] https://github.com/lmstudio-ai/lms#readme
- Added 2026-10-13, last verified 2026-10-13
- Sponsored: no

## Works with local models

| Integration | Status | Flag | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ollama | not yet confirmed | [not_measured] |  |
| llama.cpp | not yet confirmed | [not_measured] |  |
| LM Studio | yes | [sourced] | https://github.com/lmstudio-ai/lms#readme |
| OpenAI-compatible | yes | [verified] | https://lmstudio.ai/docs/developer/openai-compat |
| MCP | yes | [verified] | https://lmstudio.ai/docs/app/mcp |

JSON: https://thelocalbench.com/api/v1/tools/lm-studio.json

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