# Jan vs LM Studio (slim)

> LM Studio has a score of 57.9 (C) against Jan's 51.4 (D). Both do local inference. The largest gap is reliability, 34 points. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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LM Studio has a score of 57.9 (C) against Jan's 51.4 (D). Both do local inference. The largest gap is reliability, 34 points.

- Jan: D 51.4, rank #349 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/jan.min.md
- LM Studio: C 57.9, rank #287 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/lm-studio.min.md
- Pick Jan for reliability (+34), transparency & trust (+8). Pick LM Studio for schema & documentation (+8), agent ergonomics (+23), security & auth (+16), maintenance & community (+25).

| Category | Jan | LM Studio |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 68 | 34 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 56 | 64 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 46 | 69 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 43 | 59 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 47 | 72 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 69 | 61 |