# LM Studio vs Ollama (slim)

> LM Studio has a score of 57.9 (C) against Ollama's 56.6 (C). Both do local inference. The largest gap is security & auth, 31 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 Ollama's 56.6 (C). Both do local inference. The largest gap is security & auth, 31 points.

- LM Studio: C 57.9, rank #287 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/lm-studio.min.md
- Ollama: C 56.6, rank #302 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ollama.min.md
- Pick LM Studio for security & auth (+31). Pick Ollama for reliability (+19), schema & documentation (+15), agent ergonomics (+6), maintenance & community (+9).

| Category | LM Studio | Ollama |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 34 | 53 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 64 | 79 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 69 | 75 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 59 | 28 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 72 | 81 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 61 | 63 |