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24 alternatives to Aspen — Own your intelligence

ChatGPT-style AI that runs on your desktop + phone. Free.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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    The easiest way to chat with local AI

    2025 · ollama.com · its alternatives →

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    Baron AI▲330

    Use ChatGPT in any app, natively on Windows, Mac and Linux

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    The official iOS app for ChatGPT

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Hey everyone, We have been building SecureAI Tools -- an open-source application layer for ChatGPT and ChatPDF-like AI tools. It works with locally running LLMs as well as with OpenAI-compatible APIs. For local LLMs, it supports Ollama which supports all the gguf/ggml models. Currently, it has two features: Chat-with-LLM, and Chat-with-PDFs. It is optimized for self-hosting use cases and comes with basic user management features. Here are some quick demos: * Chat with documents using OpenAI's GPT3.5 model: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Br2D3G9O47s * Chat with documents…

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Chat with AI using your API keys. Pay only for what you use. ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and other LLMs supported. The best chat LLM frontend UI for all AI models.

    2023 · typingmind.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi Hackers, Excited to share a macOS app I've been working on: https://recurse.chat/ for chatting with local AI. While it's amazing that you can run AI models locally quite easily these days (through llama.cpp / llamafile / ollama / llm CLI etc.), I missed feature complete chat interfaces. Tools like LMStudio are super powerful, but there's a learning curve to it. I'd like to hit a middleground of simplicity and customizability for advanced users. Here's what separates RecurseChat out from similar apps: - UX designed for you to use local AI as a daily driver.…

    2024 · recurse.chat · its alternatives →

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    Use ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini Side-By-Side

    2025 · chatbetter.com · its alternatives →

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    Enterprise-grade security, privacy and powerful ChatGPT

    2023 · openai.com · its alternatives →

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    OpenAI’s latest advancements at your fingertips

    2023 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Open AI announced ChatGPT Plugins to access real-world data

    2023 · openai.com · its alternatives →

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    Not just another ChatGPT user-interface

    2023 · chatpad.ai · its alternatives →

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    Alta AI▲144

    Build an AI chatbot with Google Drive and Slack in minutes

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Aspen▲190

    Blazing fast API tester with AI helper & no login required

    2024 · getaspen.io · its alternatives →

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    Custom ChatGPT agents with your own data

    2023 · chaindesk.ai · its alternatives →

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    Build any AI chatbot with our free template + OpenAI API

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Get your own ChatGPT with your knowledge base instantly

    2023 · emailtree.ai · its alternatives →

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    WriteMage▲127

    The only AI app you need, use ChatGPT natively in any app

    2023 · writemage.com · its alternatives →

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    This project was born from my passion for every Apple product and the entire ecosystem, along with the power of ChatGPT. I was tired of copy-pasting and switching between apps on my Mac or iPhone, so I had this crazy idea to bring ChatGPT into every app that I use. This was possible only with the Apple Shortcuts app. Very few people know about its power and potential, so I took this chance and built COPILOT. https://meetcopilot.app But I also loved the idea of AI agents using various tools so much that I leveraged OpenAI's function-calling feature to accomplish that. Now, no matter…

    2023 · meetcopilot.app · its alternatives →

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    Dolly▲113

    Democratizing the magic of ChatGPT with open models

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    ChatGPT-like customer interactions in a website widget

    2024 · openwidget.com · its alternatives →

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    I’ve been building a small hardware box that runs local LLMs like Mistral, Qwen and Llama, and exposes an OpenAI compatible API on your local network. There’s no cloud, no login system and no telemetry. I built it because a lot of small firms want ChatGPTbstyle tools but can’t use cloud AI for privacy or compliance reasons, and most don’t want to deal with GPU servers, drivers, Docker or model configs. The aim is to make local AI feel as simple as plugging in a router. Right now the box boots into a very simple web UI where you choose a model and start using it. The API follows the OpenAI…

    Nov 2025 · axis-one-psi.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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    All-in-one copilot powered by Microsoft Bing & Google Bard

    2023 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    ChatKit▲77

    Give your ChatGPT API super power

    2023 · chatkit.app · its alternatives →

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    Free AI with your ChatGPT account. Contribute to EvanZhouDev/openai-oauth development by creating an account on GitHub.

    Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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