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Products that do what I built a cheaper ChatGPT alternative that runs on your desktop does

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.

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    ChatGPT1,647

    Optimizing language models for dialogue

    2022 · chatgpt.com

  2. 2YA

    Greetings! YakGPT is a simple, frontend-only, ChatGPT UI you can use to either chat normally, or, more excitingly, use your mic + OpenAI's Whisper API to chat hands-free. Some features: * A few fun characters pre-installed * No tracking or analytics, OpenAI is the only thing it calls out to * Optimized for mobile use via hands-free mode and cross-platform compressed audio recording * Your API key and chat history are stored in browser local storage only * Open-source, you can either use the deployed version at Vercel, or run it locally Planned features: * Integrate Eleven Labs & other TTS…

    2023 · yakgpt.vercel.app

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    The official iOS app for ChatGPT

    2023

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    Not just another ChatGPT user-interface

    2023

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    Jan334

    Open-source ChatGPT alternative that runs 100% offline

    2024

  6. 6IB

    Hi HN, I built this out of frustration of the evergrowing list of AI models and features to try and to fit my workflow. The visual approach clicks for me so i went with it, it provides more freedom and control of the outcome, because predictable results and increased productivity is what I’m after when using conversational AI. The app is packed with features, my most used are prompt library, voice input and text search, narration is useful too. The app is local-first and works right in the browser, no sign up needed and it's absolutely free to try. BYOAK – bring your own API Keys. Let me…

    2024 · grafychat.com

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    The first open source alternative to ChatGPT

    2023

  8. 8OS

    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

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    Open AI announced ChatGPT Plugins to access real-world data

    2023

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    ChatGPT can now see, hear, speak, and access the internet

    2023

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    Native ChatGPT for MacOS

    2024 · thinkbuddy.ai

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    The browser with ChatGPT built in

    Oct 2025 · openai.com

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    MyGPT435

    Free and faster ChatGPT pro with prompt support

    2023

  14. 14IB

    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

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    Create your own ChatGPT

    2023

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    Custom ChatGPT agents with your own data

    2023

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    A customized, superassistant for every member of your team

    2024

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    OpenAI’s latest advancements at your fingertips

    2023

  19. 19CP

    OP here. This comment contains SPOILERS so try the dystopia simulator first before reading further! I built "WeChatGPT+" in December on top of GPT-3. It was pretty surreal when OpenAI released an actual product named "ChatGPT Plus" a few months after that. Then the Microsoft partnership was announced, Bing AI was released, and marketing materials were leaked indicating that Bing AI would start including advertisements within the chat responses. Reality imitates fiction, I guess. Today - literally a few hours ago - OpenAI announced public ChatGPT API with 10% the cost of GPT-3. I immediately…

    2023 · future.attejuvonen.fi

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    Joia120

    Open-source "ChatGPT for Teams" alternative

    2024

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    Baron AI332

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

    2023

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    ChattyUI149

    Run open-source LLMs locally in the browser using WebGPU

    2024

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    Create and save your prompts, recipes and chats in Notion

    2023

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    ChatGPT in a box. Private and Local AI.

    Nov 2025

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