LM Studio Bionic: the AI agent for open models

# Introducing LM Studio Bionic: the AI agent for open models Source: [https://lmstudio.ai/blog/introducing-lm-studio-bionic](https://lmstudio.ai/blog/introducing-lm-studio-bionic)  **Today, we're taking the biggest leap forward in LM Studio's evolution\. Meet LM Studio Bionic, the AI agent made for open models\.** Bionic is the AI agent for getting real work done with open models, including coding, research, and complex work with documents and files\. You can use local models or switch to open\-source models in the cloud for heavier tasks, all while staying in control of your privacy and AI spend\. **For all LM Studio Bionic users, we commit to Zero Data Retention and never training on your data\.** **Bionic brings together:** - A Bionic agent that excels at coding and document work - Voice input with state\-of\-the\-art local voice transcription - Flexible model execution: run locally, connect through LM Link, or use the largest frontier open source models through LM Studio Secure Cloud - Better cost control by letting users choose the right model and compute environment for each task ## Offline voice transcription[https://lmstudio.ai/blog/introducing-lm-studio-bionic#offline-voice-transcription](https://lmstudio.ai/blog/introducing-lm-studio-bionic#offline-voice-transcription) Use Bionic's voice keyboard with local transcription to speak through ideas, prompts, and edits \- all entirely locally on your device, using state\-of\-the\-art local audio models\. For launch, we are shipping Voxtral by Mistral AI\. Voxtral is a performant multilingual realtime transcription model\.  Use Bionic's voice keyboard to dictate into any app with local transcription\. Start the voice keyboard from any app, and Bionic will begin transcribing where your cursor is\. ## Bionic for Coding[https://lmstudio.ai/blog/introducing-lm-studio-bionic#bionic-for-coding](https://lmstudio.ai/blog/introducing-lm-studio-bionic#bionic-for-coding) Bionic supports a wide range of coding needs without giving up privacy and control\.  Bionic can inspect local codebases, explain unfamiliar code, and help you make changes\. Create a Code project and point it to a local folder\. Ask Bionic to investigate, edit, or debug, and review its work as it goes\. Inline diffs make every code change easy to inspect, and with agentic code search, Bionic can quickly find relevant files, trace behavior, and explain unfamiliar code\. Bionic works with powerful open models like GLM 5\.2 and Kimi K2\.7 Code, so you can build more while keeping costs under control\. ## Bionic for working with docs, slides, and sheets[https://lmstudio.ai/blog/introducing-lm-studio-bionic#bionic-for-working-with-docs-slides-and-sheets](https://lmstudio.ai/blog/introducing-lm-studio-bionic#bionic-for-working-with-docs-slides-and-sheets) Bionic is also built for general productivity and deep knowledge work\.  Give Bionic documents to work with, or ask it to generate new documents, decks, spreadsheets, and more from scratch\. Use Bionic across documents, PDFs, decks, spreadsheets, and more\. In a Work project, Bionic processes documents in a sandboxed environment, keeping the rest of your computer and files safe\. It can organize local directories, edit files, summarize materials, and bring outside context into your workflow with native web search\. Automatic checkpoints let you safely review or roll back changes, while in\-app previews keep your materials and workflow in one place\. We're continuing to add preview support for more file types, so stay tuned\! ## Natively Local[https://lmstudio.ai/blog/introducing-lm-studio-bionic#natively-local](https://lmstudio.ai/blog/introducing-lm-studio-bionic#natively-local)  Download and run local models in Bionic\. Download the latest local LLMs directly within the Bionic app, then use them for simple chats or advanced agentic tasks\. Local models in Bionic are powered by the LM Studio runtime\. ## Cloud inference with Zero Data Retention by default[https://lmstudio.ai/blog/introducing-lm-studio-bionic#cloud-inference-with-zero-data-retention-by-default](https://lmstudio.ai/blog/introducing-lm-studio-bionic#cloud-inference-with-zero-data-retention-by-default)  Bionic supports the latest frontier open models for your most complex tasks, running on the LM Studio Secure Cloud\. Bionic is built for a world where open models keep getting better\. As frontier open source models improve at coding, reasoning, tool calling, and long\-context tasks, Bionic gives you a way to try them in LM Studio Secure Cloud\. When using cloud models, your requests are processed transiently and are not retained after the request completes\. ## Getting started[https://lmstudio.ai/blog/introducing-lm-studio-bionic#getting-started](https://lmstudio.ai/blog/introducing-lm-studio-bionic#getting-started) [Download LM Studio Bionic\.](https://lmstudio.ai/) Bionic is a new, separate app from LM Studio\. For advanced low\-level configuration, you can continue to use LM Studio alongside Bionic\. To use cloud models, create an LM Studio account to set up billing for your user\. From there, connect a project, choose a model, and start working with the Bionic agent\! --- ## What's next[https://lmstudio.ai/blog/introducing-lm-studio-bionic#whats-next](https://lmstudio.ai/blog/introducing-lm-studio-bionic#whats-next) We'll keep improving the experience as open models become more capable and as we learn from how people use Bionic in real projects\.