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24 alternatives to Hob

Open-source, on device alternative to Claude and ChatGPT

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier.

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    An easier way to use AI on your own computer. A free, open-source alternative to Claude and ChatGPT that runs open-weight models like Gemma and gpt-oss locally on Mac, Windows and Linux. Private, and works offline. - FrigadeHQ/hob

    9d ago · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Not just another ChatGPT user-interface

    2023 · chatpad.ai · its alternatives →

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    Elevate your AI chats & web management in one click

    2023 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    GeckIt▲85

    Kanban board for your Claude Code chats

    Sep 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    GPTRecap▲134

    I always loved seeing my Spotify Wrapped every year and wondered why doesn’t ChatGPT have something similar? So I built GPTRecap: paste your exported file and instantly see your top topics, total messages, and more. All core features run 100% in your browser, no account, no data stored. Premium insights (like deeper topic analysis) are processed via OpenAI, but nothing is saved on our servers. Would love feedback! What stats would you want to see next?

    2025 · gptrecap.com · its alternatives →

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    Android third-party ChatGPT client

    2023 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    A new app for Slack that uses ChatGPT

    2023 · salesforce.com · its alternatives →

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    Contribute to chathub-dev/chathub development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Chatbox▲103

    Better UI & Desktop App for ChatGPT, Claude and other LLMs.

    2023 · chatboxai.app · its alternatives →

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    Run 24/7 and pre-recorded live streams from ChatGPT

    1d ago · livereacting.com · its alternatives →

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    Whispr▲81

    Alternative to ChatGPT

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Supercharge management of your creations on ChatGPT.

    2023 · chatgptfinder.app · its alternatives →

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    Hi friends! I've been waiting for ChatGPT Code Interpreter access for so long that I decided to just build my own. I figured maybe some of you are in the same boat so decided to do it as an Open Source project.

    2023 · ricklamers.io · its alternatives →

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    Hello HN, I must admit, I might be fashionably late to the GPT party, but it was back in early February when I first delved into the world of ChatGPT. To say I was instantly captivated by its capabilities would be an understatement. You see, prior to my ChatGPT encounter, I often found myself laboring for days on various technical challenges, such as wrestling with cross-platform libraries and tracking down elusive memory leaks, among other things. Then, around March of this year, I began my quest for solutions that could alleviate my development burdens, sparing me from having to create…

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    We are also open source! I'm looking for feedback and feature ideas. We have some OS-level features ideas and are implementing those soon.

    2024 · trynyro.com · its alternatives →

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    Hey HN, As a heavy ChatGPT user, I often want to explore my chat history, look for things I've already asked, keep favorite chats, and much more. ChatGPT doesn't even offer search capability (except in mobile version). So I decided to build one myself. It runs locally, so no sensitive data leaks. You only need to export your ChatGPT conversations, and put it in the `data` folder. Optionally setup OpenAI API key and it will create embeddings for semantic search. *Important* - it's not a desktop app (at least, not yet) - it's a python code with a browser interface that I've only tested on…

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    800M people use ChatGPT and Claude weekly. Right now they get text responses. Soon they'll get real interfaces: product cards, blog posts, booking flows, payment screens rendered directly in the conversation. We built an open-source component library for this. Install any block with one command and customize it to your brand. If you're building MCP servers or experimenting with AI-native apps, this might save you time. Are you building apps for AI assistants? Would love to hear what's missing in your workflow.

    Dec 2025 · ui.manifest.build · its alternatives →

  18. 18AB

    Hey! Alexis and Tobi here. We built a native macOS client for ChatGPT API that is free to use (macOS Ventura). https://www.jamgpt.app/ We built and fine-tuned it to scratch our own specific text-processing itches, so we just wanted to share this with the community. If you work with a lot of text or code like we do, check it out. Its core features include: - Instantly talk to ChatGPT from anywhere on your Mac by pressing a keyboard shortcut. - Avoid typing out repetitive prompts by saving prompts and accessing them quickly. - Just download and start typing as you would with…

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    AppDeployfree tier, from $20/mo▲19

    Deploy real apps from ChatGPT or Claude in seconds

    Apr 2026 · appdeploy.ai · its alternatives →

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    Save your Claude chats effortlessly – just like with ChatGPT

    2024 · pranaysuyash.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN! I wanted to share my freshly finished open-source project. It is similar to ChatGPT Code Interpreter, but the interpreter runs locally and it can use open-source models like Llama 2. It allows you to work with sensitive data without uploading it to the cloud. Either you use a local LLM (like Llama 2), or an API (like GPT-4). For the latter case, there is an approval mechanism in the UI, which separates your local data from the remote services. I would be very interested in your valuable feedback!

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Talk to other people

    2024 · chat-o-rama.nekoweb.org · its alternatives →

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    L-GPT▲5

    A fresh and stylish ChatGPT Web App

    2023 · its alternatives →

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