Goose is a general-purpose AI agent that runs on your own computer as a desktop app, a terminal tool, or an API. It is aimed at people who want an AI helper for research, writing, automation, data analysis, and coding tasks.
11ActiveWindows · Mac · Linux · AndroidVerifiedMITApp
YouCoded is a free AI assistant app for Windows, macOS, Linux and Android that can also be opened from a web browser on your network. It is aimed at students, professionals and anyone who uses AI regularly, and lets you pick which AI model powers it. Made by itsdestin, a r/TrueOpenSource moderator who also runs this site.
App · GitHub · Desktop and Android app; any AI model
393kActiveWindows · Mac · LinuxMITReplaces partlyApp
OpenClaw is a free AI assistant that runs on your own computer and answers you through chat apps you already use, such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack and Discord. It is aimed at people who want an assistant that keeps their data and credentials on their own hardware.
App · GitHub · Set-up needs a terminal; runs with broad access to your computer
Hermes Agent is an AI assistant you run in a terminal or through messaging apps like Telegram, and it can remember past conversations and learn reusable skills. It's aimed at technical users who are comfortable setting it up and can bring their own AI model keys.
App · GitHub · Terminal set-up; for technical users
69kActiveWindows · Mac · LinuxApache-2.0Replaces partlyFor developers
Open Interpreter is a coding assistant you run in a terminal, where it can read your project and run commands for you. It is aimed at programmers who want an AI agent that works well with lower-cost AI models.
For developers · GitHub · Terminal only; aimed at programmers
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Read the list of open-source alternatives at https://opensourceeverything.org/data/groups/ai-agents.json. Compare it with my project or idea below. Tell me which projects overlap, what I could reuse instead of rewriting, and what mine does that none of them do.
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Here is a list of open-source alternatives to ChatGPT agent, from Open Source Everything (CC BY-SA 4.0):
- Goose (Apache-2.0, https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose; replaces fully): Goose is a general-purpose AI agent that runs on your own computer as a desktop app, a terminal tool, or an API. It is aimed at people who want an AI helper for research, writing, automation, data analysis, and coding tasks.
- YouCoded (MIT, https://github.com/itsdestin/youcoded; replaces fully): YouCoded is a free AI assistant app for Windows, macOS, Linux and Android that can also be opened from a web browser on your network. It is aimed at students, professionals and anyone who uses AI regularly, and lets you pick which AI model powers it. Made by itsdestin, a r/TrueOpenSource moderator who also runs this site.
- OpenClaw (MIT, https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw; replaces partly): OpenClaw is a free AI assistant that runs on your own computer and answers you through chat apps you already use, such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack and Discord. It is aimed at people who want an assistant that keeps their data and credentials on their own hardware.
- Hermes Agent (MIT, https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent; replaces partly): Hermes Agent is an AI assistant you run in a terminal or through messaging apps like Telegram, and it can remember past conversations and learn reusable skills. It's aimed at technical users who are comfortable setting it up and can bring their own AI model keys.
- Open Interpreter (Apache-2.0, https://github.com/openinterpreter/openinterpreter; replaces partly): Open Interpreter is a coding assistant you run in a terminal, where it can read your project and run commands for you. It is aimed at programmers who want an AI agent that works well with lower-cost AI models.
Compare it with my project or idea below. Tell me which projects overlap, what I could reuse instead of rewriting, and what mine does that none of them do.
My project or idea:
