LM Studio
Run downloaded language models in a desktop chat interface or local inference server.
Documentation reviewed
Can I use this for my work?
LM Studio supplies a desktop chat interface and a local model server. The separate Bionic app focuses on agent work with files and code.
- Availability
- Available. Released desktop app; beta API or runtime features have separate stages. This listing covers LM Studio rather than Bionic.
- How to use it
- Desktop app; API. macOS, Windows and Linux; supported architecture, RAM and model requirements vary.
- Processing and data
- On-device option; Self-hosted option. The documented local chat/document workflow runs on the device. Model discovery, downloads, updates and any added network tools require connectivity.
- Costs and limits
- Free local app; hardware and model terms
- Outputs
- Chat responses, document-grounded conversations and local inference API responses; review generated answers against the source.
A model and compatible runtime must be downloaded first. Device memory and each model's terms constrain use. This is a documentation check, not a hardware or output-quality test.
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Publisher documentation was reviewed. ASE has not independently tested this workflow, its outputs, billing, privacy controls or accessibility.
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About LM Studio
LM Studio provides desktop model discovery, chat, document conversations and a local inference API. Its documented local workflow can operate offline after models and runtimes are downloaded. It is separate from LM Studio Bionic, the agent app for code and file work. Compatible hardware and each model's terms matter; a free app does not provide free hardware or a license for every model.