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On the recordRead 7 Oct 202620 facts
LM Studio
Plans and prices
Free
Free
Bionic Agent · local LLMs with llama.cpp and MLX · offline voice transcription · LM Link for up to 5 devices
Read 7 Oct 2026 · lmstudio.ai
Bionic+
$20a month
Everything in Free · US-hosted open source models · discounted bulk tokens · web search and page extraction
Read 7 Oct 2026 · lmstudio.ai
Pro
$100a month
Everything in Bionic+ · 5× usage limits · discounted bulk tokens · early access to new features
Read 7 Oct 2026 · lmstudio.ai
On the record
- Cloud hosting
- The pricing page says Bionic cloud inference is US-hosted and uses Zero Data Retention.lmstudio.ai · read 7 Oct 2026
- Developer interfaces
- LM Studio provides TypeScript and Python SDKs, a REST API, OpenAI-compatible and Anthropic-compatible endpoints, and the lms CLI.lmstudio.ai · read 7 Oct 2026
- Document chat
- Users can chat with documents locally, and document processing is performed on the machine.lmstudio.ai · read 7 Oct 2026
- File uploads
- Yeslmstudio.ai · read 20 Sep 2026
- Headless use
- llmster is a headless daemon intended for servers, cloud instances, and CI environments.lmstudio.ai · read 7 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- LM Studio lists Claude Code, Codex, Hermes Agent, and OpenClaw as integrations, and supports connecting external tools through MCP.lmstudio.ai · read 7 Oct 2026
- Local server
- LM Studio can serve local models on localhost or a local network through OpenAI-like endpoints.lmstudio.ai · read 7 Oct 2026
- MCP authentication
- LM Studio supports OAuth for MCP integrations and makes connected service tools available to models after browser authorization.lmstudio.ai · read 7 Oct 2026
- Mobile apps
- Yeslmstudio.ai · read 20 Sep 2026
- Model runtimes
- LM Studio supports llama.cpp models on Mac, Windows, and Linux, and MLX models on Apple Silicon Macs.lmstudio.ai · read 7 Oct 2026
- Offline use
- After downloading a model, users can chat with it offline, and prompts entered while chatting with local models stay on the device.lmstudio.ai · read 7 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The desktop app privacy policy says local chats, chat histories, and documents are not transmitted from the device, while cloud requests are processed transiently and not retained after completion.lmstudio.ai · read 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- LM Studio lets users download and run large language models on their computers through a chat interface and programmable API.lmstudio.ai · read 7 Oct 2026
- Paid from
- 20lmstudio.ai · read 20 Sep 2026
- System requirements
- LM Studio requires macOS 14 or newer on Apple Silicon Macs, and recommends at least 16 GB RAM for Mac and Windows systems.lmstudio.ai · read 7 Oct 2026
- Team billing
- The pricing page says teams can use centralized billing for inference credits and that subscription plans for teams are coming soon.lmstudio.ai · read 7 Oct 2026
- Team workspace
- Yeslmstudio.ai · read 20 Sep 2026
- Usage limits
- The Free plan includes LM Link for up to five devices and limited web search; Pro includes five times the usage limits of Bionic+.lmstudio.ai · read 7 Oct 2026
