ChatGPT AlternativesOnly apps categorised as AI Writing Tools

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

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  1. Lumo by Proton icon
     226 likes

    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
    • Android
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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

    Platforms

    • 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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    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Online
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    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    • Google Chrome
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  7. 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
    • Mac
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Android
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  8. 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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    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Online
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    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
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  9. 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
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  10. Alpaca is an Ollama client where you can manage and chat with multiple models, Alpaca provides an easy and begginer friendly way of interacting with local AI.

    209 Alpaca - Ollama Client alternatives

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    • Since 2024

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    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  11. Euria icon
     35 likes

    Confidential AI chat assistant delivering writing, summarization, voice transcription, email handling, and document search tools, all hosted exclusively in Switzerland with open source models, data sovereignty, and compliance with GDPR and FADP standards.

    100 Euria alternatives

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    • Since 2025

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Android
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    • Android Tablet
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  12. Poe icon
     77 likes

    Poe is a web-based AI platform that hosts multiple assistant bots—including Claude and various GPT and image/audio models—to provide conversational Q&A, image and audio generation, and automated AI workflows.

    425 Poe alternatives

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    • Freemium
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    • Since 2023

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    • Online
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    • US flagUnited States
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