Free ChatGPT AlternativesTop AI Chatbots & Large Language Model (LLM) Tools like ChatGPT

The best free alternative to ChatGPT is Lumo by Proton, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to ChatGPT and loads of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to ChatGPT are DeepSeek, Claude, Mistral Vibe and Google Gemini.

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  1. Lumo by Proton icon
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    Privacy-first AI assistant utilizing zero-access encryption and open-source code, ensuring no data logging, profiling, or training on chats, providing user-controlled, encrypted conversations, with compliance under GDPR and no sharing with third parties.

    165 Lumo by Proton alternatives

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    • Since 2025

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    • Online
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    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    • OpenAPK
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  2. DeepSeek icon
     289 likes

    DeepSeek is a state-of-the-art AI assistant designed to provide intelligent, conversational support across diverse tasks. It leverages advanced natural language processing and machine learning to answer questions, generate creative content, solve complex problems, and offer...

    270 DeepSeek alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Since 2024

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    • Online
    • Android
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    • Android Tablet
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  3. Claude icon
     295 likes

    AI assistant offering secure chat and API access, specializing in summarization, search, writing, Q&A, and coding, with large token windows, customizable behavior, top data retention policies, and advanced safeguards for secure and reliable enterprise or individual use.

    453 Claude alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Since 2023

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    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    • Google Sheets
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  4. Mistral Vibe icon
     179 likes

    Conversational tool providing access to advanced AI models with real-time adjustable moderation, high performance, flexible multi-platform deployment, support for customization, privacy-focused controls, and educational features for interactive learning experiences.

    261 Mistral Vibe alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Since 2024

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Android
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    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
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  5. Google Gemini icon
     240 likes

    AI assistant offers writing, planning, learning support, generating images from text, and transforming text to speech. Utilizes large language models and syncs across devices without requiring coding skills. Supports dark mode and ad-free experience.

    463 Google Gemini alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Since 2023

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    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    • Android Auto
    • Gmail
    • Google Docs
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  6. Perplexity icon
     198 likes

    AI-powered engine offers precise answers through a conversational interface utilizing large language models. Features include predictive text, personalized profiles, and Pro Search for advanced AI capabilities. Ideal for summarizing content, exploring topics, and enhancing productivity.

    174 Perplexity alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Since 2023

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    • Online
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    • Android Tablet
    • Google Chrome
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  7. Jan.ai icon
     126 likes

    Open-source offline AI platform supports local LLMs including Llama, Gemma, Qwen, GPT-oss, integrates cloud services like OpenAI and Anthropic, enables custom assistant creation, offers OpenAI-compatible API on localhost, operates across diverse hardware and ensures privacy.

    300 Jan.ai alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Since 2023

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    • Windows
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    • Linux
    • Online
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  8. Qwen icon
     88 likes

    Qwen.com is an interface to chat with Alibaba Qwen's Qwen series of models which are renowned for their huge context windows, generous free usage limits, reliability, and their continued tradition of being open-source.

    172 Qwen alternatives

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    • Since 2025

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    • Windows
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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Android
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  9. Duck.ai icon
     111 likes

    Duck.ai is a feature that allows you to have private conversations with 3rd-party AI chat models, anonymized by DuckDuckGo.

    160 Duck.ai alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Since 2024

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    • Online
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  10. Ensu icon
     43 likes

    Private offline AI chat using local language models on mobile and desktop, no accounts or tracking, open source Rust core, privacy-first design, cross-platform availability, ideal for confidential conversations, with end-to-end encrypted sync coming soon.

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    • Since 2026

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  11. AI chat interface for asking questions and receiving web-grounded responses with source links. It can help draft, rewrite and summarize text, carry on spoken conversations, and generate or restyle images from prompts or uploaded pictures for research.

    335 Microsoft Copilot alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Since 2023

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    • Online
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    • Android Tablet
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  12. AnythingLLM icon
     75 likes

    Open-source privacy-focused chatbot platform allowing unlimited document uploads, multi-user and single-user modes, AI-powered chat with documents, vector database and LLM compatibility, customizable interface, message history, secure desktop deployment, and full user controls.

    275 AnythingLLM alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Since 2024

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    • Windows
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    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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