LMStudio

Website: https://lmstudio.ai/

LMStudio let’s you download open-source AI models on your computer and chat with them. It’s the easiest way to try out the latest open-source AI models on your personal computer. LMStudio is straightforward to install and use. Once an AI model is downloaded, there is no need for an internet connection and your conversation is not shared with anyone.

Use Cases

• Experiment with local and open-source Large Language Models (LLMs)
• Discover, download, and run LLMs on your computer
• Use models through an in-app Chat UI or an OpenAI-compatible local server
• Try out the latest open source AI models.

Key Features

• Experiment with local and open-source Large Language Models (LLMs)
• Discover, download, and run LLMs on your computer
• Use models through an in-app Chat UI or an OpenAI-compatible local server
• Try out the latest open source AI models.

Pros

• Easy to install and use
• Allows you to chat with AI privately and without internet
• Available for Mac, Windows and Linux

Cons

• Downloading AI models takes a lot of disk space (at least 3GB)
• It takes time until AI models are downloaded

Pricing: Free