Backyard AI Alternatives

Backyard AI is described as 'Run open-source LLMs on your computer. You can download and make custom characters for your models. Works offline. The new name is Back yard though it is the same' and is a AI Chatbot in the ai tools & services category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Backyard AI, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux and Android apps. The best Backyard AI alternative is ChatGPT, which is free. Other great sites and apps similar to Backyard AI are Lumo by Proton, DeepSeek, Mistral Le Chat and Ollama.

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  1. Secret Llama icon
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    Runs fully private, offline chatbot entirely in browser, ensuring conversation data never leaves the device. No server, installation, external services, or account needed. Supports Llama 3, Mistral, and other open source models in a ChatGPT-like interface for privacy-focused users.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  2. AnythingLLM icon
     44 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.

    188 AnythingLLM alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  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.

    162 Alpaca - Ollama Client alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  4. Poe icon
     69 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.

    340 Poe alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  5. DeepL Write icon
     76 likes

    An AI tool enhancing English and German communication by offering robust suggestions on phrasing, tone, style, and grammar, ideal for professionals, multilingual teams, and varied proficiency users.

    118 DeepL Write alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. Apertus icon
     22 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.

    88 Apertus alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. Meta Llama icon
     35 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.

    248 Meta Llama alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

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