local.ai Alternatives

local.ai has been discontinued. Similar apps include Ollama, which is free and open source. Other options are Jan.ai, Ensu, GPT4ALL and Open WebUI. You're spoiled for choice with AI Chatbots like local.ai: we list more than 50 alternatives for Mac, Windows, Linux, Android and iPhone.

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  1. Warden icon
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    Warden is a minimalist, simple and beautiful macOS AI chat app, that supports most AI providers: ChatGPT, Anthropic (Claude), xAI (Grok), Google Gemini, Perplexity, Groq, Local LLMs through Ollama, OpenRouter, and almost any OpenAI-compatible APIs.

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    • Mac
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  2. oMLX icon
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    LLM inference server with continuous batching & SSD caching for Apple Silicon — managed from the macOS menu bar.

    56 oMLX alternatives

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    • Mac
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  3. PyGPT icon
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    Desktop AI Assistant powered by GPT-5, GPT-4, o1, o3, Gemini, Claude, Ollama, DeepSeek, Perplexity, Grok, Bielik, chat, vision, voice, RAG, image and video generation, agents, tools, MCP, plugins, speech synthesis and recognition, web search, memory, presets, assistants and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
    • AppImage
    • Python
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  4. Bavarder icon
     15 likes

    Chit-chat with an AI.

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
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  5. Osaurus icon
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    Local AI agents on your Mac. Private, offline, free. Open models run on Apple Silicon; add ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini only when you choose.

    58 Osaurus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
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  6. Dione icon
     4 likes

    Dione makes installing complex applications as simple as clicking a button — no terminal or technical knowledge needed. For developers, Dione offers a zero-friction way to distribute apps using just a JSON file. App installation has never been this effortless.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. RustGPT icon
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    RustGPT is my latest experiment in cloning the abilities of OpenAI's ChatGPT. It represents the fourth iteration in a series of clones, each built with different tech stacks to evaluate their functionality in creating a ChatGPT-like application.

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • BSD
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  8. ANIE icon
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    Experience AI chat on macOS with a SwiftUI-designed client utilizing Swift, CoreML, and BERT for native performance. Enjoy privacy-focused, intuitive chats with intelligent AI responses, profile customization, and full control via editable chat history and message rewind.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  9. Msty AI icon
     6 likes

    The simplest way to use local and online AI models. Interact with any AI model with just a click of a button.

    52 Msty AI alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. Foundry Local icon
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    Run AI models locally on your device. Foundry Local provides on-device inference with complete data privacy, no Azure subscription required.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
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  11. Shinkai icon
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    Shinkai is a two click install App that allows you to create Local AI agents in 5 minutes or less using a simple UI. Supports: MCPs, Remote and Local AI, Crypto and Payments.

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    • Windows
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    • Linux
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  12.  2 likes

    A local device focused AI assistant built in Rust — persistent memory, autonomous tasks, ~27MB binary. Inspired by and compatible with OpenClaw.

    43 LocalGPT alternatives

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    • Rust
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
    • BSD
    • Docker
    • Node.JS
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