#lm-studio
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LM Studio vs Ollama for Local LLMs: How to Actually Choose
A practical comparison of LM Studio and Ollama for local LLMs: licensing limits, OpenAI API coverage, and the memory and context defaults.
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How Much VRAM for a 7B Model? Quantization and Context
Size a 7B model using documented memory figures for BF16, INT8 and INT4. Account for KV cache, context length and LM Studio GPU offload.
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GGUF vs Safetensors: Differences and LM Studio Support
Compare GGUF and Safetensors for inference, training, quantization and LM Studio support, including when MLX safetensors models can load on Apple Silicon.
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LM Studio System Requirements: RAM, VRAM, GPU
What LM Studio actually requires: 16 GB RAM, AVX2, 4 GB VRAM, macOS 14 on Apple Silicon, and how to size a machine for the model you want to run.
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LM Studio on Unraid: Headless Server Setup
LM Studio has no official Unraid app. The three real options for headless GPU inference on a server, what each costs you, and which one to pick.