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24 alternatives to GodMode – open-source AI Chat Browser

Hi HN, we're Sean, Alec, and swyx, and we've been hacking on this side project that harmonizes all the major AI chat apps (Closed LLMs, Open Source Hosted LLMs, and Local/GGML ones too) and lets you invoke them in one keyboard shortcut. I originally made this as a smol menubar app that could quickly access ChatGPT from wherever I was on desktop. This necessitated writing an Electron app, rather than a Chrome extension. I also didn't have access to the GPT-4 API at the time, so I preferred to use GPT-4 via the full webapp. Then Bing came out strong, and Bard, and Claude, and Llama, and…

GodMode is an open-source desktop application that consolidates access to multiple AI chat services into a single interface. It supports closed-source models like ChatGPT and Claude, open-source hosted options, and… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. GodMode – open-source AI Chat Browser launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    I spent the last few days building out a nicer ChatGPT-like interface to use Mistral 7B and Llama 3 fully within a browser (no deps and installs). I’ve used the WebLLM project by MLC AI for a while to interact with LLMs in the browser when handling sensitive data but I found their UI quite lacking for serious use so I built a much better interface around WebLLM. I’ve been using it as a therapist and coach. And it’s wonderful knowing that my personal information never leaves my local computer. Should work on Desktop with Chrome or Edge. Other browsers are adding WebGPU support as well - see…

    2024 · 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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    A GPT-powered chatbot for any site

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    AI Toolbox (formerly ChatGPT Toolbox): folders, search, bulk export, and prompt chaining for ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok. 40,000+ users. Start free.

    Jul 2026 · ai-toolbox.co · its alternatives →

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    The first open source alternative to ChatGPT

    2023 · huggingface.co · its alternatives →

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    Access OpenAI's ChatGPT anywhere on the web

    2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Jan▲329

    Open-source ChatGPT alternative that runs 100% offline

    2024 · jan.ai · 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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    nanochat▲349

    Build your won ChatGPT for $100 on a single GPU

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    The easiest way to chat with local AI

    2025 · ollama.com · its alternatives →

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    The official iOS app for ChatGPT

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    OpenAI’s latest advancements at your fingertips

    2023 · play.google.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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    Chatgot▲214

    Chat freely, got every AI assistants here for you

    2023 · chatgot.io · its alternatives →

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    Hey Hackernews- it’s Tim Lenardo and I’m launching v1 of Onit today! Onit is ChatGPT Desktop, but with local mode and support for other model providers (Anthropic, GoogleAI, etc). It's also like Cursor Chat, but everywhere on your computer - not just in your IDE! Onit is open-source! You can download a pre-built version from our website: www.getonit.ai Or build directly from the source code: https://github.com/synth-inc/onit We built this because we believe: Universal Access: AI assistants should be accessible from anywhere on my computer, not just in the browser or in…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    The fast, easy and cheap OpenAI alternative

    2023 · lemonfox.ai · its alternatives →

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    Chat with GPT-3.5, known as chatGPT, directly on Whatsapp

    2022 · godinabox.co · its alternatives →

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    Godmode▲98

    An AGI in your browser

    2023 · godmode.space · its alternatives →

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    ChatMod▲10

    Chrome extension to supercharge your web-based AI chatbots.

    Nov 2025 · its alternatives →

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    Not just another ChatGPT user-interface

    2023 · chatpad.ai · its alternatives →

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    Custom ChatGPT agents with your own data

    2023 · chaindesk.ai · its alternatives →

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    I'm lost between ChatGPT vs Claude vs Gemini... which subscriptions to take? With Cursor and all these specific AI tools, I just wanted one simple chat app where I can use any model and pay only when I use it. Couldn't find one, so I built one. Pay only for what you use. Your prompts and docs, knowledge bases work with every model - no more copy-pasting between apps. Started as a personal project, but thought someone else might benefit from this too. https://prismharmony.com/chat What do you think?

    2025 · prismharmony.com · its alternatives →

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    Open-source AI agent video editor with a real timeline

    Jul 2026 · openchatcut.com · its alternatives →

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    AI suite powered by state-of-the-art models and providing advanced AI/AGI functions. Includes AI personas, AGI functions, world-class Beam multi-model chats, text-to-image, voice, response streaming, code highlighting and execution, PDF import, presets for developers, much more. Deploy on-prem or in

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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