Claude vs LM Studio
Claude
claude.ai
LM Studio
lmstudio.aiSide by side
| Figure | Claude | LM Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $20/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 13 | 3 |
| Spec score · AI chatbots and assistants | 9.2 (#5) | 8.7 (#19) |
| File uploads | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | Claude connectors can link to services such as Asana, Linear, Notion, PayPal, Square, Plaid, Intercom, Zapier, and Workato. | LM Studio lists Claude Code, Codex, Hermes Agent, and OpenClaw as integrations, and supports connecting external tools through MCP. |
| Mobile apps | Yes | Yes |
| Team workspace | Yes | Yes |
| Usage limits | Usage limits reset on a rolling five-hour window, paid plans have additional weekly limits, and usage varies with conversation length, model, and features. | The Free plan includes LM Link for up to five devices and limited web search; Pro includes five times the usage limits of Bionic+. |
| Web search | Claude can search the web and provide responses with citations and source links. | Yes |
Plans
Claude
- FreeFree
- ProPrice not published
- Team Standard seatPrice not published
- Team Premium seatPrice not published
- Enterprise$20 a year
- Pro (monthly)$20 a month
- Team standard seat (annual)$20 a year
- Team standard seat (monthly)$25 a month
- Max 5x$100 a month
- Team premium seat (annual)$100 a year
In their own words
Claude
Claude is an AI assistant built by Anthropic to help users with work. It is available on web, Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, Linux, through an API and as an extension. Claude can search the web, accept file uploads, create and edit spreadsheets, presentations, Word documents and PDFs, and analyze data using code execution. It can also create and share documents, dashboards, diagrams and interactive tools as artifacts; artifact storage is limited to 20 MB and text only. Connectors can link Claude with services including Asana, Linear, Notion, PayPal, Square, Plaid, Intercom, Zapier and Workato. Research, available on paid plans, runs multiple searches and returns answers with citations. Usage limits reset on a rolling five-hour window, and paid plans have additional weekly limits; usage also varies by conversation length, model and features. The Free plan includes limited usage and up to five projects. Pro costs $20 a month or $17 a year, billed $200 up front. Team plans add central billing and administration; Enterprise includes further access controls.