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

The best open source alternative to Meta AI is Lumo by Proton. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Meta AI and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Meta AI are DeepSeek, Euria, Apertus and Z.ai.

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  1. Lumo by Proton icon
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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.

    153 Lumo by Proton alternatives

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • F-Droid
    • OpenAPK
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  2. DeepSeek icon
     238 likes

    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...

    253 DeepSeek alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
    • Android
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    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  3. Euria icon
     31 likes

    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.

    93 Euria alternatives

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    • Android Tablet
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    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  4. Apertus icon
     31 likes

    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.

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  5. Z.ai icon
     20 likes

    Z.ai is an AI-powered conversational platform developed by Zhipu AI, designed to provide intelligent, natural, and context-aware interactions. It leverages Zhipu’s advanced large language models (GLM series) to support tasks such as answering questions, generating content...

    75 Z.ai alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
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  6. NanoClaw icon
     18 likes

    Lightweight AI assistant runs in Apple containers with isolated Linux container processes for superior OS-level security, transparency, and privacy compared to complex chatbots, enabling quick code review, easy customization, and minimal dependencies for all users.

    144 NanoClaw alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Docker
    • Node.JS
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  7. Khoj icon
     48 likes

    Open-source app offers local or cloud AI chat with major LLMs, advanced semantic search, automation, personal newsletters, document indexing, image generation, and text-to-speech. Access from web, Obsidian, Emacs, desktop, mobile, or messaging platforms.

    43 Khoj alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
    • Homebrew
    • Docker
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  8. Kai AI icon
     9 likes

    Open-source AI assistant builds interactive chat interfaces with elements like buttons, forms, and tables, delivers over 40 tools, supports 24 AI services, local models for offline use, encrypted chat history, no ads, free usage, and privacy by design.

    66 Kai AI alternatives

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    • Online
    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    • Chrome OS
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  9. Private GPT icon
     36 likes

    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!

    319 Private GPT alternatives

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  10. Open R1 icon
     13 likes

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

    129 Open R1 alternatives

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
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  11. MiroThinker icon
     11 likes

    MiroThinker is an open-source search agent model, built for tool-augmented reasoning and real-world information seeking, aiming to match the deep research experience of OpenAI Deep Research and Gemini Deep Research.

    89 MiroThinker alternatives

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    • Python
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    • Self-Hosted
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  12. ClawSwarm icon
     4 likes

    A smaller, lighter-weight version of OpenClaw—natively multi-agent, compiles to Rust, and built on the Swarms framework and Swarms ecosystem. One API, unified messaging across Telegram, Discord, and WhatsApp with optional Claude-powered reasoning.

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    • Python
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    • Windows
    • BSD
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