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LM Studio vs LocalAI

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LM Studio: 499 downloads/mo, 1.5K GitHub starsvs

LocalAI: 173 downloads/mo, 43.2K GitHub stars

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MetricLM StudioLocalAI
Websitelmstudio.ailocalai.io
DescriptionDesktop app for running LLMs locally. Easy model management.Self-hosted AI API. Run AI models locally with OpenAI-compatible API.
Total Funding
Last FundingNot availableNot available
Developer Adoption
npm Downloads (30d)
499
npm Trend (30d)

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PyPI Downloads (30d)
173
Total Downloads (30d)
499
173
HN Discussion Share1% of HN mentions
StatusPrivatePrivate
HN Mentions (30d)
62
HN Mentions Trend (30d)
1212.7513.514.2515Feb 2Feb 9Feb 16
90-day trend+15.4%
00.250.50.751Feb 2Feb 9Feb 16
90-day trend
GitHub Stars
1.5K
43.2K
Founded20232023
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