Backyard AI Alternatives

Sites and apps similar to Backyard AI include Lumo by Proton, which is open source with a free version. Other options are ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Ollama and Mistral Vibe. AI Chatbots like Backyard AI are a crowded field, with more than 100 alternatives for Mac, Windows, Linux, Android and iPhone.

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  1. Together Chat icon
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    Together Chat is a next-generation consumer app designed to let you interact seamlessly with today's most popular open-source models, including free access to DeepSeek R1, securely hosted in the North America.

    170 Together Chat alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  2. Raycast AI Lite icon
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    Raycast AI combines leading models with powerful extensions - right on your OS. Try a lite version of Raycast AI Chat for free.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
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  3. Provides AI-powered writing tools, image generation, Genmoji, and memory movies; enhances Siri with deeper context and actions; integrates ChatGPT for complex tasks; prioritizes on-device processing for privacy; unifies features across Apple devices with Private Cloud Compute.

    198 Apple Intelligence alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  4. Brave Leo icon
     27 likes

    Leo is an AI-powered intelligent assistant, built right into the browser. Leo can answer questions, help accomplish tasks, and more.

    196 Brave Leo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Brave
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  5. Kai AI icon
     9 likes

    Open-source AI assistant builds interactive chat interfaces with elements like buttons, forms, and tables, delivers over 40 tools, supports 24 AI services, local models for offline use, encrypted chat history, no ads, free usage, and privacy by design.

    66 Kai AI alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    • Chrome OS
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  6. nanochat icon
     12 likes

    Complete LLM chatbot implementation, offering tokenization, pretraining, finetuning, evaluation, inference, and a simple web UI. Runs on a single 8xH100 node, features a hackable codebase, dependency-lite design, and automates the full workflow via scripts.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
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  7. MiniMax Agent icon
     12 likes

    AI assistant using hybrid-attention reasoning supports complex, multi-step tasks in multi-agent systems, deep research synthesis, full-stack development, chat, multimodal content, text-to-image generation, privacy settings, distraction-free modes, and cross-device cloud sync.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Hugging Face
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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!

    322 Private GPT alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  9. Open R1 icon
     13 likes

    Open R1 is a community-driven, open-source initiative aimed at replicating the advanced AI capabilities of DeepSeek-R1 through transparent methodologies.

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
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  10. Onit AI icon
     10 likes

    Onit AI Copilot offers a comprehensive desktop AI chat assistant with local processing and multi-provider support. It prioritizes customization, extensibility, and user privacy by operating entirely on-device without needing an internet connection, ensuring data security.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  11. Apollo AI icon
     11 likes

    Customizable interface for private, on-device AI model chatting, open source and closed source LLM connections, OpenRouter support, custom backend support, and unified access to language models without reliance on a single provider, ensuring privacy and flexibility.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android
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  12. MiroThinker icon
     11 likes

    MiroThinker is an open-source search agent model, built for tool-augmented reasoning and real-world information seeking, aiming to match the deep research experience of OpenAI Deep Research and Gemini Deep Research.

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    • Python
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Self-Hosted
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