LM Studio's frontend was slowing me down, so I switched to this instead
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A developer shares their experience moving from LM Studio to a vLLM + Open WebUI setup for running local LLMs. LM Studio works well for beginners but lacks Anthropic API compatibility, which blocks tools like Claude Code. vLLM offers production-grade inference with PagedAttention and continuous batching for better GPU utilization, while Open WebUI provides an extensible frontend supporting plugins, RAG, tool calling, and agent workflows. The combination offers more versatility for serious local LLM use.
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LM Studio is perfectly fine for getting started with local LLMsWhat I found was even betterSort: