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24 alternatives to Hummingbird – Get immediate AI answers

Hi everyone, I use AI to get answer as much as I used Google before. So I built this little app that you can quickly get an answer by: - Press hotkeys -> Type your question -> Get answer It has web browsing feature, real-time search, rich content view, code highlighting. It's BYOK, supported OpenAI and its compatible API. I started learning swift and this is just handy. Just ask, it give the code example and explanation. Will support Windows and Linux soon Feel free to leave your feedback

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 2 we have checked on their own sites, 2 of them free or with a free tier. Hummingbird – Get immediate AI answers launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Littlebirdfree tier, from $17/mo▲709

    Littlebird remembers everything across your meetings, messages, docs, and apps, then takes action so you can recall any detail and never lose context.

    Mar 2026 · littlebird.ai · its alternatives →

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    Using AI to deliver a personalized news feed

    2019 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    FetchAI▲259

    The fastest way to talk to any AI on Mac

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Swift AI▲243

    A.I. and machine learning library written in Swift

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Get answers fast

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    GasbyAI▲165

    Your fancy AI personal assistant

    2023 · gasbyai.com · its alternatives →

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    AskAI▲240

    Your own AI Q&A, with your content, shared anywhere

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Intelligent answers from any screenshot

    2025 · synthanswerai.com · its alternatives →

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    Get instant answers & explanations without being detected

    2025 · answerghost.com · its alternatives →

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    Ithy AI▲167

    This is another one of my automate-my-life projects - I'm constantly asking the same question to different AIs since there's always the hope of getting a better answer somewhere else. Maybe ChatGPT's answer is too short, so I ask Perplexity. But I realize that's hallucinated, so I try Gemini. That answer sounds right, but I cross-reference with Claude just to make sure. This doesn't really apply to math/coding (where o1 or Gemini can probably one-shot an excellent response), but more to online search, where information is more fluid and there's no "right" search engine + text…

    2025 · ithy.com · its alternatives →

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    Combine the best AI/LLMs to build your Custom ChatGPT

    2023 · edenai.co · its alternatives →

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    We built SwiftAI, an open-source Swift library that lets you use Apple’s on-device LLMs when available (Apple opened access in June), and fall back to a cloud model when they aren’t available — all without duplicating code. SwiftAI gives you: - A single, model-agnostic API - An agent/tool loop - Strongly-typed structured outputs - Optional chat state Backstory: We started experimenting with Apple’s local models because they’re free (no API calls), private, and work offline. The problem: not all devices support them (older iPhones, Apple Intelligence disabled, low battery, etc.). That…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    AI-driven data queries for your Bubble.io app

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    I built HelloAria because every task manager I tried required too many steps to do something simple. The core idea: say "remind me to review the PR tomorrow at 10" and it creates the task, sets the reminder, and files it. No forms, no manual input. It works on iOS natively and also through WhatsApp, Telegram, and email — so you can capture tasks from wherever you already are. Tech stack: Swift/SwiftUI on the client, with NLP handling the intent parsing and entity extraction from natural language input. Looking for feedback from the HN community. What would make this actually useful for…

    Apr 2026 · helloaria.io · its alternatives →

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    Talk to your cursor, get instant answers right where you are

    2025 · mightycursor.com · its alternatives →

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    Smart AI system capable of billions of answers

    2022 · yottaanswers.com · its alternatives →

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    1Strokefree tier, from $7.5/mo▲145

    Right click and reply with AI

    2025 · 1stroke.ai · its alternatives →

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    Quick answers from images using AI

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Lekh AI▲80

    Run powerful AI models on your Mac:fully offline and private

    Jan 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    MiniAi▲85

    Select text, hit (⌥ space), get AI explanations

    Apr 2026 · miniai.dev · its alternatives →

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    I caught myself copy-pasting into ChatGPT like 50 times a day. Too lazy for that, so I built a shortcut. Select text anywhere on Mac, press a hotkey — text gets rewritten / translated / summarized / whatever, right where you are. No tabs, no copy-paste dance. Native Swift app, hooks into macOS accessibility APIs. Bring your own API key and calls go straight to OpenAI / Anthropic. Or just use the free tier — 20 requests/day, no signup. https://aihotkeys.tech Curious for the feedback

    Feb 2026 · aihotkeys.tech · its alternatives →

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    Ask questions about your users, get instant answers.

    2023 · validly.app · its alternatives →

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    Hi friends, I'm Dmitry, co-founder of Ordemio. I'd like to share with you what we have accomplished in 30 days of non-stop, 10-hour workdays. It was launched on August 1st, 2024. Is it good enough to attract our first customers? We have launched a new product in the highly competitive niche of "ChatGPT AI chatbot for a website," facing over 100 existing competitors on purpose. It's a gamble, and I'm unsure if it was the right decision. Feel free to ask any questions. Cheers.

    Nov 2025 · ordemio.com · its alternatives →

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    Quick, effective user research, powered by AI

    2024 · its alternatives →

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