Civitai vs LM Studio
CivitaiAI Model Marketplace
From $10 / moPublished price
LM StudioAI Infrastructure
Civitai AI Model Marketplace Discover and Create AI Art | LM Studio AI Infrastructure Discover, download, and run local LLMs. | |
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| Overview | ||
| Category | AI Model Marketplace | AI Infrastructure |
| What it is | Community hub for sharing and discovering custom Stable Diffusion models, LoRAs, and AI-generated artwork. | LM Studio is a desktop application for discovering, downloading, and running large language models locally with a user-friendly interface. |
| Pricing | ||
| Published price | From $10 / mo Free tier available. Paid membership tiers: Bronze $10/mo (10,000 monthly Buzz), Silver $25/mo (25,000 Buzz), Gold $50/mo (50,000 Buzz). Higher tiers add vault storage, private mo… | As of mid-2025 LM Studio is free for both personal and commercial/work use with no license required. An optional LM Studio Enterprise plan (SSO, model/MCP gating, private collabor… |
| Pricing model | Tiered plans | Not available |
| Free options | Free plan · No free trial | Free plan · Free trial |
| Deal on Cubbie | None right now | None right now |
| Company | ||
| Founded | 2022 | 2023 |
| Team size | 11-50 employees | 1-10 employees |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, CA | Remote |