LM Studio alternatives
- 1M
Open-weight AI models, chat and coding agent you can run on your own infrastructure
Cheaper: from $14.99/moOpen sourceMobile appSelf-hosted - 2O

Run open AI models locally or in the cloud on macOS, Windows and Linux
Cheaper: from $16.67/moOpen sourceDesktop app - 3G

- 4T
TabbyCode AssistantsOpen-source, self-hosted AI coding assistant for developers and teams
Open sourceNo APISelf-hosted - 5GGitHub CopilotCode Assistants
AI coding assistant and agents for editors, terminal, desktop and GitHub
Cheaper: from $10/moNo APIMobile appDesktop app - 6CCursorCode Assistants
AI coding agent and editor for developers and engineering teams
Cheaper: from $8/moNo APIDesktop app - 7OOpenAI CodexCode Assistants
OpenAI's coding agent for the desktop, CLI, IDE, web and iOS, included in ChatGPT plans
Cheaper: from $8/moMobile app - 8W
WindsurfCode AssistantsAI coding IDE and command center for running local and cloud coding agents
Desktop app - 9DDevinCode Assistants
Autonomous AI software engineer that writes, tests and reviews code to merge-ready PRs
No APIDesktop app - 10C
ClineCode AssistantsOpen-source AI coding agent for your editor, terminal, desktop and apps
Open sourceDesktop app - 11J
JetBrains AICode AssistantsRun and review AI coding agents across projects in JetBrains IDEs, web and CLI
Cheaper: from $10/moNo API - 12K
KiroCode AssistantsSpec-driven agentic coding IDE and CLI for developers and engineering teams
No API
Side-by-side comparison
| Tool | Price | Free plan | API | Open source | Platforms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Free · from $20/mo | — | ||||
| M | Free · from $14.99/mo | web, ios, android, api | vs LM Studio | |||
| O | Free · from $16.67/mo | macos, windows, linux, api | vs LM Studio | |||
| G | Free · from $20/mo | windows, macos, linux | vs LM Studio | |||
| T | Free · from $19/mo | self-hosted, vscode, jetbrains, web | vs LM Studio | |||
| G | Free · from $10/mo | web, macos, vscode, jetbrains | vs LM Studio | |||
| C | Free · from $8/mo | macos, web, slack | vs LM Studio | |||
| O | Free · from $8/mo | web, ios, api, slack | vs LM Studio | |||
| W | Free · from $20/mo | macos, jetbrains | vs LM Studio | |||
| D | Free · from $20/mo | web, windows, macos, linux | vs LM Studio | |||
| C | Free | vscode, jetbrains, macos, windows | vs LM Studio | |||
| J | Free · from $10/mo | web, jetbrains | vs LM Studio | |||
| K | Free · from $20/mo | web | vs LM Studio |