LocalAI AlternativesAI Chatbots & Large Language Model (LLM) Tools like LocalAI

LocalAI is described as 'Drop-In OpenAI replacement, On-device, local-first, Generate text/image/speech/music/etc... Backend Agnostic: (llama.cpp, diffusers, bark.cpp, etc...), Optional Distributed Inference(P2P/Federated)' and is a AI Chatbot in the ai tools & services category. There are more than 25 alternatives to LocalAI for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Android, iPhone, Mac and Windows apps. The best LocalAI alternative is ChatGPT, which is free. Other great apps like LocalAI are Lumo by Proton, Google Gemini, GPT4ALL and Microsoft Copilot.

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  1. ChatGPT icon

    ChatGPT

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    AI language model perfect for generating interactive human-like text in various styles. Built on architecture allowing real-time natural language generation, ideal for applications demanding fluent, relevant output over diverse topics broadened by extensive training data.

    409 ChatGPT alternatives

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    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
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    Alternative User929
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    ChatGPT is not local. The description above is also wrong: "The best LocalAI alternative is ChatGPT, which is free. " The description contradicts "Drop-in replacement for OpenAI running LLMs on consumer-grade hardware."

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    LocalAI mimics the OpenAI API which could allow connecting ChatGPT-enabled applications to a locally hosted and more private instance.

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    • ChatGPT is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to LocalAI .

    • ChatGPT is the most popular free alternative to LocalAI .

    • ChatGPT is Freemium and ProprietaryLocalAI is Free and Open Source
  2. Lumo by Proton icon

    Lumo by Proton

     75 likes
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    Privacy-first AI assistant utilizing zero-access encryption and open-source code, ensuring no data logging, profiling, or training on chats, providing user-controlled, encrypted conversations, with compliance under GDPR and no sharing with third parties.

    88 Lumo by Proton alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • F-Droid
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    • Lumo by Proton is the most popular Open Source alternative to LocalAI .

    • Lumo by Proton is Freemium and Open SourceLocalAI is Free and Open Source
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    Google Gemini

     139 likes
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    AI assistant offers writing, planning, learning support, generating images from text, and transforming text to speech. Utilizes large language models and syncs across devices without requiring coding skills. Supports dark mode and ad-free experience.

    298 Google Gemini alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Wear
    • Google Docs
    • Gmail
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    ChatSonic

    Combining Google's knowledge graph, ChatSonic delivers real-time data, voice interaction, AI-produced visual content, personalized avatars, and API for services. It revisits past dialogs for informed responses and integrates ...

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    GPT4ALL

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    An ecosystem of open-source chatbots trained on a massive collections of clean assistant data including code, stories and dialogue.

    174 GPT4ALL alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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    Sometimes I work without an Internet connection.

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    • GPT4ALL is the most popular Linux alternative to LocalAI .

    • GPT4ALL is Free and Open SourceLocalAI is also Free and Open Source
    • GPT4ALL is LightweightLocalAI is not according to our users
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    Microsoft Copilot

     83 likes
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    Microsoft Copilot (previously know as Bing Chat) is a new Chatbot feature for Microsoft Bing which aim to revolutionize the search engine experience through AI-powered technology.

    219 Microsoft Copilot alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Mac
    • Windows
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    Comments about Microsoft Copilot as an Alternative to LocalAI
    Alternative User929
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    Certainly not local hardware, as suggested by LocalAI.

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    • Microsoft Copilot is Freemium and ProprietaryLocalAI is Free and Open Source
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    Euria

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    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.

    53 Euria alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    • Euria is the most popular SaaS alternative to LocalAI .

    • Euria is Free and Open SourceLocalAI is also Free and Open Source
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    LlamaGPT

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    LlamaGPT is a chatbot that provides a ChatGPT-like experience, with no data leaving your device.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Private GPT

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    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!

    227 Private GPT alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    ChatSonic

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    Combining Google's knowledge graph, ChatSonic delivers real-time data, voice interaction, AI-produced visual content, personalized avatars, and API for services. It revisits past dialogs for informed responses and integrates Twitter for chat responses. Supported in multiple languages on Android, iOS, and web.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Google Chrome
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    Pi - Personal AI

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    Pi is a new kind of AI, one that isn’t just smart but also has good EQ. We think of Pi as a digital companion on hand whenever you want to learn something new, when you need a sounding board to talk through a tricky moment in your day, or just pass the time with a curious and...

    124 Pi - Personal AI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • WhatsApp Messenger
    • Instagram
    • Facebook Messenger
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    Warden

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

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    • Mac
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    GeminiDesk

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    GeminiDesk is more than a wrapper for Google Gemini. It's a command center, loaded with features that will make you wonder how you ever lived without them.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
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