# LM Studio — pricing, features, and fit

> Desktop app for running local models, with Hugging Face search and an API server. TestedActually has not published a full verdict on LM Studio yet — the verified numbers below are the short version.

Human page: https://testedactually.com/local-llm/lm-studio/
Mirror: https://testedactually.com/local-llm/lm-studio.md
Updated: 2026-09-20

Product site: https://lmstudio.ai

**LM Studio pricing (every row carries its source)**

| Tier | Price | Verified | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0/mo | 2026-09-20 | [lmstudio.ai](https://lmstudio.ai/) |

Appears in:

- [Hub — Local LLM stacks](/local-llm/)
- [Versus — Ollama vs LM Studio — a runtime or a workbench](/local-llm/ollama-vs-lm-studio/)
- [Benchmark — AI crawler access test: can answer engines read these vendors?](/local-llm/benchmarks/local-llm-ai-crawler-access/)

## Sources

- https://lmstudio.ai/ — checked 2026-09-20, confidence: documented
- https://lmstudio.ai/ — checked 2026-09-20, confidence: unconfirmed