LM Studio vs Tavily
LM StudioAI Infrastructure
TavilyAI Infrastructure
From $30 / moPublished price
LM Studio AI Infrastructure Discover, download, and run local LLMs. | Tavily AI Infrastructure Search infrastructure built for AI agents. | |
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| Overview | ||
| Category | AI Infrastructure | AI Infrastructure |
| What it is | LM Studio is a desktop application for discovering, downloading, and running large language models locally with a user-friendly interface. | Tavily provides search and research APIs built specifically for LLM apps and AI agents that need current web results and extracted context. |
| Pricing | ||
| Published price | 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… | From $30 / mo Vendor pricing. Free plan: 1,000 API credits/mo, no card required. Lowest paid tier Researcher $30/mo ($25/mo billed annually); Startup $100/mo ($83/mo annual, ~15,000 searches).… |
| Pricing model | Not available | Tiered plans |
| Free options | Free plan · Free trial | Free plan · Free trial |
| Deal on Cubbie | None right now | None right now |
| Company | ||
| Founded | 2023 | 2023 |
| Team size | 1-10 employees | Not available |
| Headquarters | Remote | New York, NY |
Where these sit in AI Infrastructure
- Tavily$360
- AI Infrastructure median$1,200
Per seat, per year, across 11 products publishing a price. Half of AI Infrastructure sits between $300 and $7,500, and 39% of its plans are priced on request. LM Studio states a range rather than a single yearly figure, so it is not marked here.
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