{
 "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
 "source": "https://opensourceeverything.org/g/ai-chat/",
 "group": "AI chat apps",
 "job": "Chatting with an AI assistant",
 "category": "AI tools",
 "replaces": [
  "ChatGPT",
  "Claude",
  "Google Gemini"
 ],
 "alternatives": [
  {
   "name": "Jan",
   "fit": "full",
   "note": "Runs on your computer; needs a capable machine",
   "summary": "Jan is a desktop app that lets you download and run AI language models on your own computer, with an option to connect to cloud AI services. It is for people who want an AI chat assistant with more control and privacy.",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "licenseClass": "open",
   "kind": "app",
   "code": "github.com/janhq/jan",
   "website": "https://jan.ai/",
   "page": "https://opensourceeverything.org/p/jan/"
  },
  {
   "name": "LibreChat",
   "fit": "full",
   "note": "You host it; bring your own AI accounts",
   "summary": "LibreChat is a self-hosted chat app that lets you talk to many AI providers, such as Claude, OpenAI and Google models, from one interface. It is for people and teams who want to run their own AI chat server and keep control over it.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "licenseClass": "open",
   "kind": "self_hosted",
   "code": "github.com/LibreChat-AI/LibreChat",
   "website": "https://librechat.ai/",
   "page": "https://opensourceeverything.org/p/librechat/"
  },
  {
   "name": "Ollama",
   "fit": "partial",
   "note": "Runs models; chat window is basic",
   "summary": "Ollama is a free tool that runs AI models on your own computer, so your chats stay on your machine. It now has a simple chat window, and other apps can also use it to run models.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "licenseClass": "open",
   "kind": "app",
   "code": "github.com/ollama/ollama",
   "website": "https://ollama.com",
   "page": "https://opensourceeverything.org/p/ollama/"
  },
  {
   "name": "YouCoded",
   "fit": "full",
   "note": "Desktop and Android app; any AI model",
   "summary": "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.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "licenseClass": "open",
   "kind": "app",
   "code": "github.com/itsdestin/youcoded",
   "website": "https://youcoded.ai",
   "page": "https://opensourceeverything.org/p/youcoded/"
  },
  {
   "name": "Chatbox Community Edition",
   "fit": "full",
   "note": "Bring your own AI key or local model",
   "summary": "Chatbox is a desktop app that lets you chat with AI assistants like ChatGPT and Claude, using your own API key or a local model. It is aimed at people who want an AI chat window on their computer, Windows, Mac or Linux.",
   "license": "GPL-3.0",
   "licenseClass": "open",
   "kind": "app",
   "code": "github.com/chatboxai/chatbox",
   "website": "https://chatboxai.app?utm_medium=github",
   "page": "https://opensourceeverything.org/p/chatbox-community-edition/"
  },
  {
   "name": "AnythingLLM",
   "fit": "partial",
   "note": "Aimed at chatting with your own documents",
   "summary": "AnythingLLM is an app that lets you chat with an AI assistant about your own documents, and can run models locally or connect to cloud AI services. It is aimed at people and teams who want a private, self-hosted or desktop alternative to ChatGPT-style chat tools.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "licenseClass": "open",
   "kind": "app",
   "code": "github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm",
   "website": "https://anythingllm.com",
   "page": "https://opensourceeverything.org/p/anythingllm/"
  },
  {
   "name": "Leon",
   "fit": "partial",
   "note": "Early; for tinkerers",
   "summary": "Leon is a personal AI assistant that runs on your own computer and can use tools, memory and your local context to complete tasks. It is aimed at people who want an assistant that can work locally and keep more control over their data.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "licenseClass": "open",
   "kind": "app",
   "code": "github.com/leon-ai/leon",
   "website": "https://getleon.ai",
   "page": "https://opensourceeverything.org/p/leon/"
  }
 ]
}