The local AI ecosystem map: Hugging Face, Gemma, LM Studio, and more

Here is the simple map of the local AI ecosystem. Hugging Face helps you find and understand models. Gemma is Google's open model family — a trusted brand with strong open-weight options. LM Studio helps you try models locally without much friction. Ollama helps you run models locally in a way that more technical people can plug directly into apps. GGUF is the common local model format you'll encounter. And Google AI Edge plus LiteRT LM are the path toward actually shipping on-device AI products. That's the full picture you need to orient yourself.