Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: LM Studio
LM Studio clearly comes out ahead of Groq on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. LM Studio has a free tier; Groq does not.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | ai tool | ai tool |
| Company | Groq | LM Studio |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | DevelopmentAI & Machine Learning | DevelopmentAI & Machine LearningEducation & EdTech |
| Categories | ai-foundation-modelsdeveloper-tools | ai-foundation-modelsdeveloper-tools |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
LM Studio
usage based
open source
custom
| Feature | groq | lm-studio |
|---|---|---|
| Canopy Labs Orpheus Tts | ||
| Advanced Access Control | ||
| Gpt Oss 120B | ||
| Commercial Use Permitted | ||
| Gpt Oss 20B | ||
| Javascript And Python Sdks | ||
| Gpt Oss Safeguard 20B | ||
| Local Api Server | ||
| Llama 3.1 8B Instant | ||
| Local Llm Execution | ||
| Llama 3.3 70B Versatile | ||
| Model/Mcp Gating | ||
| Llama 4 Scout (17Bx16E) | ||
| Private Collaboration | ||
| Prompt Caching | ||
| Sso | ||
| Qwen3 32B | ||
| Wide Model Compatibility | ||
| Whisper V3 Large Asr |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, LM Studio comes out ahead overall, though Groq can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
LM Studio offers a free tier; Groq does not currently list one.
