Merlin AI AlternativesAI Writing Tools & AI Chatbots like Merlin AI

Merlin AI is described as 'Freemium Chrome extension giving free GPT-4 access, AI chatbot on any website, content summarization for videos and documents, plus social and email writing' and is a AI Writing tool in the ai tools & services category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Merlin AI for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Google Chrome, Mac, iPhone and SaaS apps. The best Merlin AI alternative is ChatGPT, which is free. Other great apps like Merlin AI are DeepSeek, Poe, Apertus and SmartPDFs.

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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.

    405 ChatGPT alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
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    • ChatGPT is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to Merlin AI.

    • ChatGPT is the most popular free alternative to Merlin AI.

    • ChatGPT is Freemium and ProprietaryMerlin AI is also Freemium and Proprietary
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    DeepSeek

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    DeepSeek is an advanced AI designed to assist with answering questions, solving problems, and providing insights through natural, conversational interactions.

    135 DeepSeek alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    • DeepSeek is the most popular Open Source alternative to Merlin AI.

    • DeepSeek is Freemium and Open SourceMerlin AI is Freemium and Proprietary
    • DeepSeek is LightweightMerlin AI is not according to our users
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    Poe

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    Poe lets you ask questions, get instant answers, and have back-and-forth conversations with AI. Includes Claude from Anthropic and a variety of other bots.

    308 Poe alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Apertus

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    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.

    63 Apertus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Online
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    • Apertus is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Merlin AI.

    • Apertus is Free and Open SourceMerlin AI is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Apertus is Privacy focusedMerlin AI is not according to our users
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    SmartPDFs

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    Instantly generate sectioned summaries from uploaded documents using AI-powered processing. No account required and free to use, this browser-based platform organizes content visually for readers, maintains privacy, and works on a variety of PDFs to simplify review.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
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    Manus

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    AI agent bridges thoughts and actions, excelling in work and life tasks like personalized travel, stock analysis, insurance comparisons, and supplier sourcing, autonomously completing tasks and providing insights while users rest.

    38 Manus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows
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    Open R1

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
     
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    Apple Intelligence

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    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.

    139 Apple Intelligence alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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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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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    • Private GPT is the most popular Linux alternative to Merlin AI.

    • Private GPT is Free and Open SourceMerlin AI is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Private GPT is Privacy focusedMerlin AI is not according to our users
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    ailight

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    Highlight and transform anything on your screen — without breaking your flow or leaving your current app.

    55 ailight alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Mac
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    Paperless AI

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    An automated document analyzer for Paperless-ngx using OpenAI API, Ollama, Deepseek-r1, Azure and all OpenAI API compatible Services to automatically analyze and tag your documents.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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