Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to KernelAI

53 open models from 15 labs, running entirely on your phone

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, 1 of them free or with a free tier.

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OpenPilot▲98
Open-source desktop AI agent for any model you choose
12d ago · openpilot.in · its alternatives →
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Open Minis▲91
An on-device AI Agent that runs on your phone, open & secure
Aug 2026 · openminis.app · its alternatives →
3
Starlie▲104
A fast, native Jira client for Mac
Aug 2026 · starlie.app · its alternatives →
4
Muse Gadgets▲185
Meta's open-source kit for building your own AI gadgets
19d ago · gadgets.muse.ai · its alternatives →
5
LM Studio▲209
Discover, download, and run local LLMs (incl. DeepSeek R1)
2025 · lmstudio.ai · its alternatives →
6
Ghost Corefrom $3499/mo▲186
A personal AI computer that runs entirely on-device
16d ago · ghost.ai · its alternatives →
7
Monitor server hardware usage from phone▲33
🔎 Monitor deep learning model training and hardware usage from your mobile phone 📱 - labml/guides/hardware_monitoring.md at master · labmlai/labml
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
8
DSH Desktopfree▲176
Official app for DeepSeek’s open-source agent harness
22d ago · deepseek.com · its alternatives →
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GBrain▲120
Plug your own memory, tools, and skills into any AI
Sep 2026 · gbrain.io · its alternatives →
10
Sourclip 2.0▲99
The research workspace built around Gemini Notebook
Aug 2026 · sourclip.com · its alternatives →
11
Lloyal▲109
Turn open-weight models into AI apps people can download
21d ago · lloyal.ai · its alternatives →
12
Appto▲81
An iOS app factory that runs on your own AI subscription
16d ago · appto.store · its alternatives →
13
Lekh AI▲80
Run powerful AI models on your Mac:fully offline and private
Jan 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
14
Bruto▲80
A task board that lives in your repo, for you and your AI
26d ago · jimy-k4.github.io · its alternatives →
15
Machine Learning Experiments Organizer▲5
🔎 Monitor deep learning model training and hardware usage from your mobile phone 📱 - labmlai/labml
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
16RA
Run AI models on your PC instead of the cloud▲5
2023 · faircompute.com · its alternatives →
17TO
Try Open Source Pretrained ML Models in Seconds▲8
2018 · modeldepot.io · its alternatives →
18IO
I open-sourced the library I use to track ML experiments with GitHub▲5
2024 · docs.cubyc.com · its alternatives →
19JM
JustA.ML – My first OSS project to share anything between your devices▲8
2017 · justa.ml · its alternatives →
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LocalAI▲3
Run open-source AI models offline. Private chat,vision,docs.
Mar 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Project Jupyter▲9
Live code notebook as an open source web app
2016 · jupyter.org · its alternatives →
22AO
An opensource, distributed app store▲7
2018 · appshare.co · its alternatives →
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OpenApp▲9
Virtually pitch a VC
2015 · firstround.com · its alternatives →
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PyTill: A Python Package for Till Mobile▲9
2018 · blog.manifold.co · its alternatives →

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