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The best alternative to Claude 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 Claude and loads of them are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Claude are Mistral Vibe, Euria, Apertus and Mellum.

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  1. Lumo by Proton icon
     223 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.

    164 Lumo by Proton alternatives

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    • Since 2025

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • F-Droid
    • OpenAPK
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  2. Mistral Vibe icon
     176 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.

    259 Mistral Vibe alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Since 2024

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  3. 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.

    99 Euria alternatives

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    • Since 2025

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  4. Apertus icon
     33 likes

    As a fully open language model, Apertus allows researchers, professionals and enthusiasts to build upon the model and adapt it to their specific needs, as well as to inspect any part of the training process.

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    • Since 2025

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  5. Mellum icon
     28 likes

    Explore Mellum, a family of fast language models, including a next-generation model for ultra-low-latency and high-performance inference.

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    • Since 2025

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
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  6. Staan icon
     17 likes

    We've built our own web search index, Staan API, and we're excited to share it with you! Designed specifically for LLMs and generative AI agents.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Online
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  7. Eigent icon
     13 likes

    Eigent is the open source cowork desktop application, empowering you to build, manage, and deploy a custom AI workforce that can turn your most complex workflows into automated tasks.

    14 Eigent alternatives

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    • Since 2026

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • GB flagUnited Kingdom
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  8. Private GPT icon
     36 likes

    Ask questions to your documents without an internet connection, using the power of LLMs. 100% private, no data leaves your execution environment at any point. You can ingest documents and ask questions without an internet connection!

    329 Private GPT alternatives

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    • Since 2023

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  9. Skales icon
     12 likes

    Privacy-first local AI agent automates web and app workflows without cloud reliance, installs in 30 seconds, supports local and API-driven models, features browser automation, self-coding Node.js tools, native integrations, and stores all data locally.

    67 Skales alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2026

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
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  10. xPrivo icon
     12 likes

    xPrivo is a free, open-source, private AI chat assistant that focuses entirely on keeping you anonymous while helping tackle your most complex questions.

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    • Since 2025

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    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Self-Hosted
    • LU flagLuxembourg
    • European Union flagEU
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  11. Kolibri icon
     8 likes

    Kolibri is Aleph Alpha's mixture-of-experts (MoE) reasoning model, with a focus on German and English. The model supports an explicit reasoning mode and tool calling. It is optimized for long-context and inference efficiency.

    25 Kolibri alternatives

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    • New

    Platforms

    • Python
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12. PandaChat.ai icon
     7 likes

    PandaChat.ai serves as your research assistant, helping you simplify complex topics, summarise content and get answers immediately. Whether you're reading a lengthy article, blog post, wikipedia or research paper, Byte 🤖 will respond to your query about any file...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2023

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
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