LG’s new Gram Pro laptops compete with MacBook Air with thinner-than-ever designs

LG just announced that it’s expanding its lineup of Gram laptops in 2025, which includes launching the company’s first-ever Copilot+ PC and its first devices powered by Gram AI, its proprietary hybrid AI that utilizes both on-device and cloud-based AI models. 

Expected to be unveiled at CES 2025, the Gram, Gram Pro, Gram Pro 2-in-1, and Gram Book are just as slim and lightweight as last year’s models. We tested them, and can confirm that they’re some of the thinnest, lightest laptops we’ve ever seen. What’s new is that they now come equipped with LG’s on-device “Gram Chat” AI to process and analyze data locally, even when not connected to Wi-Fi.  

Also: I tested the lightest 16-inch convertible laptop of the year, but that’s not even its best feature

Gram Chat’s hybrid approach utilizes LG’s EXAONE large language model when offline, but when connected to Wi-Fi, it employs cloud-based AI powered by GPT-4o. LG Research released its EXAONE 3.0 LLM earlier this year after a three-year development period.

So, what does this mean for laptop users? AI all day, every day, whether or not you have Wi-Fi. LG says Gram Chat integrates with calendar and email apps, enabling the AI to help manage a user’s schedule as well as send and receive emails and messages. It also leverages the “Time Travel” feature, which can revisit web pages, documents, videos and audio files (which sounds a little bit like a certain controversial Windows feature). 

In terms of hardware, the new Gram lineup is fully committed to running Intel processors, featuring both the “Arrow Lake” Intel Core Ultra H-Series and the “Lunar Lake” Intel Core Ultra V-Series, which is particularly optimized for AI tasks. In fact, the 0.49-inch thick LG Gram Pro with the Lunar Lake chip is the first from the series to be designated as a Copilot+ PC, and was first announced back in September at IFA in Berlin. 

Also: Dell’s latest XPS 13 hits the sweet spot of performance and value for me. Here’s why

The Lunar Lake processors have shown themselves to be high-performing chips on the other devices we tested this year, offering marathon batteries and supercharging AI performance with an NPU capable of up to 48 TOPS (trillion operations per second). 

The 2025 Gram Pro laptop lineup continues LG’s trend of offering 2TB storage options (except for the Gram Book, the smaller, more accessible model) and lots of onboard RAM. Surprisingly, though, only the 16-inch 2-in-1 Gram Pro has an OLED display option. Here’s a breakdown of the major specs on the new Gram Pro laptops:

Regarding pricing, LG has not dropped any numbers yet. But based on the current pricing of 2024’s Gram Pro models, I would estimate the first three laptops will be well above the $1,500 mark, hovering around $2,000 and up. The LG Gram Book, however, should be lower, with its comparatively modest suite of hardware. 

Also: The next big HDMI leap is coming next week – what the 2.2 standard means for you 

The other thing I’ll be looking out for is heat efficiency with the new processors, as the ultrathin form factor resulted in devices that ran slightly hotter than I would have liked. Stay tuned for full-length reviews once we can get our hands on these ultra-thin and light machines.