Merlin AI AlternativesAI Writing Tools & AI Chatbots like Merlin AI

Apps similar to Merlin AI include ChatGPT, which has a free version. Other options are DeepSeek, Apertus, Poe and BentoPDF. There's no shortage of AI Writing Tools like Merlin AI, with more than 100 alternatives for the web, Mac, iPhone, Windows and iPad.

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  1. ChatGPT icon
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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.

    636 ChatGPT alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Online
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    • Android Tablet
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    • Google Chrome
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  2. 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...

    258 DeepSeek alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
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    • Android Tablet
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  3. Apertus icon
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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.

    115 Apertus alternatives

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  4. Poe icon
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    Poe is a web-based AI platform that hosts multiple assistant bots—including Claude and various GPT and image/audio models—to provide conversational Q&A, image and audio generation, and automated AI workflows.

    413 Poe alternatives

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  5. BentoPDF icon
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    BentoPDF is a PDF Toolkit that works fully offline with no sign ups. It's fast, secure and forever free. In an era where data is a commodity, we take a different approach. All processing for BentoPDF tools happens locally in your browser.

    95 BentoPDF alternatives

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  6. Manus icon
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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.

    115 Manus alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Online
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    • Android Tablet
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    • Mac
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  7. SmartPDFs icon
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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 (MIT)

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    • Online
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  8. 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.

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    • Freemium
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    • Online
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  9. 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

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  10. ailight icon
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    Highlight and transform anything on your screen — without breaking your flow or leaving your current app.

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    • Freemium
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    • Windows
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  11. Paperless AI icon
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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 (MIT)

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  12. Private GPT icon
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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!

    322 Private GPT alternatives

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    • Docker
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