An honest AI assistant that grounds answers in real knowledge and live search — no hallucinations, no API key required. Works offline. Open source.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
United States
Pao AI Alternatives
Apps similar to Pao AI include Lumo by Proton, which is open source with a free version. Other options are ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Mistral Vibe and Claude. You're spoiled for choice with AI Chatbots like Pao AI: we list more than 50 alternatives for the web, Android, Mac, Windows and iPhone.
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The AI research assistant that cites real sources honestly — and searches the web. Your AI research assistant that cites real sources and stays honest. Works with Claude, Cursor, any MCP client.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- BSD
- Self-Hosted
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Docker
- United States
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Nya AI is a unified workspace that seamlessly combines a first-class AI chat client with a powerful team collaboration platform. It empowers individuals and teams to chat with AI, search the web, write documents, manage files, and communicate all in one centralized hub.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Online
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Self-Hosted
- Docker
21 LongCat alternativesLongCat.chat is Meituan’s next-generation large language model (LLM) service, designed for fast, multi-modal, and production-ready AI interactions. It combines cutting-edge efficiency with broad capabilities across text, image, audio, and video.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Online
China
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Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
South Korea
AyeSoul is a search, answers and tasks engine designed to revolutionize how you seek information, acquire knowledge, complete tasks, and interact with technology.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Online
+9
The non-nonsense simple desktop app for Perplexity AI. It's just work, no magic, no tray, no scripts injected and nothing obfuscated.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (BSD-3-Clause)
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
- Flatpak
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Android
+9
LLM OneStop offers a single platform to access and compare various AI language models like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. Users can easily switch between models during conversations, making it simple to find the best AI for their needs.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Online
- United States
Meet SurfMind: Instant AI chat (GPT, Claude, Gemini, OpenRouter, Ollama, Local & Custom Models)
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- iPhone
- iPad
- Google Chrome
- Safari
- Mozilla Firefox
- United States
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Your knowledge. Your AI. Your rules. Sorana is a personal desktop AI workspace, a primary agent that plans your work, dispatches specialized subagents, and never forgets.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
+9
StepFun is an AI-powered platform offering smart personal assistance, creative tools, and advanced generative models for text, audio, and video.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- China
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