LM Studio pricing
3 plans read from lmstudio.ai
FreeFree Bionic Agent · local LLMs with llama.cpp and MLX · offline voice transcription · LM Link for up to 5 devices · limited web search Read 7 Oct 2026 · lmstudio.ai
Bionic+$20 a month Everything in Free · US-hosted open source models · discounted bulk tokens · web search and page extraction Read 7 Oct 2026 · lmstudio.ai
Pro$100 a month Everything in Bionic+ · 5× usage limits · discounted bulk tokens · early access to new features Read 7 Oct 2026 · lmstudio.ai
In short
- LM Studio has a free plan (Free).
- Paid plans published: 2, from $20 a month.
What the alternatives costAll alternatives →
| Tool | From | Free plan | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini | — | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft Copilot | $8.33/mo | Yes | No |
| Perplexity | $20/mo | Yes | No |
| Amazon Q | $0.26/mo | Yes | No |
| Claude | — | Yes | No |
| Gab AI Research Assistant | $16.67/mo | Yes | No |
| ChatGPT | — | Yes | No |
| Grok | $30/mo | Yes | No |