Open Source HuggingChat AlternativesAI Chatbots & Large Language Model (LLM) Tools like HuggingChat

The best open source alternative to HuggingChat is DeepSeek. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to HuggingChat and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to HuggingChat are Jan.ai, Secret Llama, AnythingLLM and Qwen.

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  1. DeepSeek icon
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    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...

    183 DeepSeek alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  2. Jan.ai icon
     96 likes

    Open-source offline AI platform supports local LLMs including Llama, Gemma, Qwen, GPT-oss, integrates cloud services like OpenAI and Anthropic, enables custom assistant creation, offers OpenAI-compatible API on localhost, operates across diverse hardware and ensures privacy.

    225 Jan.ai alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  3. Secret Llama icon
     56 likes

    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
     
  4. 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.

    198 AnythingLLM alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  5. 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.

    170 Alpaca - Ollama Client alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  6. LibreChat icon
     38 likes

    LibreChat is a free, open source AI chat platform. This Web UI offers vast customization, supporting numerous AI providers, services, and integrations. Serves all AI Conversations in one place with a familiar interface, innovative enhancements, for as many users as you need.

    125 LibreChat alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • npm
     
  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.

    251 Meta Llama alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. Khoj icon
     40 likes

    Khoj is an open-source AI second brain that learns from your notes (Obsidian, EMACS), documents, and has access to the internet. It can replace your search engine, help you with reading papers, and get you transparent, fast answers.

    188 Khoj alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. Goose OSS icon
     13 likes

    An open-source platform for seamless automation in engineering tasks, providing local execution and control. Customizable with any LLM for enhanced autonomy, enabling developers to efficiently handle debugging to deployment tasks while preserving privacy.

    120 Goose OSS alternatives

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