LM Studio

What is LM Studio

LM Studio is a powerful desktop application that allows you to run Large Language Models (LLMs) completely offline on your local machine.

You can run

• Llama 3.2
• Mistral
• Phi 3.1
• Gemma 2
• DeepSeek 2.5
• Qwen 2.5
  on your computer

What are the main features of LM Studio?

🤖 • Run LLMs on your laptop, entirely offline
📚 • Chat with your local documents (new in 0.3)
👾 • Use models through the in-app Chat UI or an OpenAI compatible local server
📂 • Download any compatible model files from Hugging Face 🤗 repositories
🔭 • Discover new & noteworthy LLMs right inside the app's Discover page

LM Studio supports any GGUF Llama, Mistral, Phi, Gemma, StarCoder, etc model on Hugging Face

Minimum requirements: M1/M2/M3/M4 Mac, or a Windows / Linux PC with a processor that supports AVX2.

Price of LM Studio?

LM Studio is completely free to use.

How to use LM Studio?

1. Visit https://lmstudio.ai/ and click the download button in the top right corner.
2. Install the application on your system.
3. During the initial setup, you can download recommended models. For more models, click the "Discover" button in the left sidebar.
4. Click "Load a Selected Model" to initialize your chosen model.
5. Start chatting with the model through the interface.

For optimal experience:

• Choose models based on your hardware capabilities
• Wait for the model to fully load before starting a conversation
• You can adjust various parameters in the settings for better performance

Frequently Asked Questions

Does LM Studio collect any data?
No. One of the main reasons for using a local LLM is privacy, and LM Studio is designed for that. Your data remains private and local to your machine.

Can I use LM Studio at work?
We'd love to enable you. Please fill out the LM Studio @ Work request form and we will get back to you as soon as we can.

What are the minimum hardware / software requirements?
Visit the System Requirements page for the most up to date information.