Claude Alternatives

Claude is described as 'Next-generation AI assistant based on Anthropic’s research into training helpful, honest, and harmless AI systems. Accessible through chat interface and API in our developer console, Claude is capable of a wide variety of conversational and text processing tasks' and is a very popular AI Chatbot in the ai tools & services category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Claude for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, SaaS, Mac, Android and iPhone apps. The best Claude alternative is ChatGPT, which is free. Other great apps like Claude are Lumo by Proton, DeepSeek, HuggingChat and Mistral Vibe.

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Claude alternatives are mainly AI Chatbots, but if you're looking for AI Writing Tools or Large Language Model (LLM) Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Free, Open Source, Online + Free and EU. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Claude.
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  1. Ensu icon
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    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.

    65 Ensu alternatives

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    • Mac
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  2. Poe icon
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    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.

    388 Poe alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Online
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  3. 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.

    192 Alpaca - Ollama Client alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Linux Mobile
     
  4. Grok icon
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    Grok is an AI-powered assistant, developed by xAI, designed to be maximally truthful, useful, and curious. Get answers to any question, generate striking images, and upload pictures to gain a deeper understanding of your world. With Grok, the universe is in your hands!

    198 Grok alternatives

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    • Online
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    • X
     
  5. Euria icon
     22 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.

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
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    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  6. Apertus icon
     28 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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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. Google Gemma icon
     30 likes

    A family of lightweight, state-of-the art open models built from the same research and technology that we used to create the Gemini models.

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    • Windows
     
  8. Meta AI icon
     26 likes

    Built with Meta Meta Llama, Meta AI is one of the world’s leading AI assistants, already on your phone, in your pocket for free. And it’s starting to go global with more features. You can use Meta AI on .

    148 Meta AI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
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    • Facebook
    • WhatsApp
    • Instagram
    • Facebook Messenger
     
  9. Meta Llama icon
     37 likes

    As part of Meta’s commitment to open science, today we are publicly releasing Llama (Large Language Model Meta AI), a state-of-the-art foundational large language model designed to help researchers advance their work in this subfield of AI.

    266 Meta Llama alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
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