Updated March 10, 2026
Baseten is a model inference platform that lets developers deploy and scale ML models with high-performance GPU infrastructure. It supports custom model deployments with autoscaling, and hosts popular open-source models through its Truss serving framework.
LM Studio is a desktop app for running open models locally on llama.cpp and MLX, with a local OpenAI-compatible server, SDKs, and the Bionic agent.
Core capabilities each platform advertises.
What each tool does well, and the limitations to keep in mind.
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