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24 alternatives to Kode

An offline, open-source AI chatbot — right in your terminal.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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    Kodey.ai▲163

    Build real AI agents that work - not just chat.

    Dec 2025 · its alternatives →

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    Kotae▲550

    Smart chatbot for small businesses

    2024 · kotae.ai · its alternatives →

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    Kogno▲65

    An open source framework for developing chatbots in Ruby

    2022 · docs.kogno.io · its alternatives →

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    opencode▲393

    Your terminal's AI agent, with any model you want

    2025 · opencode.ai · its alternatives →

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    Grammarly for programmers

    2023 · kodezi.com · its alternatives →

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    Unlock AI magic for elevated customer engagement, fast

    2023 · tiledesk.com · its alternatives →

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    Hey HN, I'm building Plandex (https://plandex.ai), an open source, terminal-based AI coding engine for complex tasks. I built Plandex because I was tired of copying and pasting code back and forth between ChatGPT and my projects. It can complete tasks that span multiple files and require many steps. It uses the OpenAI API with your API key (support for other models, including Claude, Gemini, and open source models is on the roadmap). You can watch a 2 minute demo here: https://player.vimeo.com/video/926634577 Here's a prompt I used to build the AWS…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Automate customer conversations across channels with AI

    2023 · kommunicate.io · its alternatives →

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    Easily deploy generative AI bots on any platform

    2023 · kommunicate.io · its alternatives →

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    Kolibri is Aleph Alpha

    18d ago · tej.as · its alternatives →

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    Kimi K2.6▲339

    Open-source SOTA for long-horizon coding and agent swarms

    Apr 2026 · kimi.ai · its alternatives →

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    Kodo▲365

    Create fully editable designs by chatting with AI

    Mar 2026 · usekodo.ai · its alternatives →

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    Koxy AI▲118

    Build your AI-powered serverless backend with no-code

    2023 · koxy-ai.web.app · its alternatives →

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    Rix.chat▲258

    The AI search companion, optimized for developers

    2023 · hashnode.com · its alternatives →

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    Kollab▲376

    Shared workspace where teams work with agents together

    Apr 2026 · kollab.im · its alternatives →

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    Build chatbots, then easily add them to your site and apps.

    2020 · kommunicate.io · its alternatives →

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    Korey is the AI orchestration agent that connects your tools, conversations, and code — so your team always knows what to ship next.

    Dec 2025 · korey.ai · its alternatives →

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    Kore.ai▲80

    Build powerful bots to automate support and engage leads

    2022 · platform.kore.ai · its alternatives →

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    Ollang DX▲164

    The AI Language Execution Layer for Enterprise

    Mar 2026 · ollang.com · its alternatives →

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    A local-first AI super app built for Turkey

    Feb 2026 · yandex.com.tr · its alternatives →

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    Bodt▲65

    Your no-code AI chatbot builder

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Hey HN! My name is Christian, and I’m the co-founder of https://frigade.ai. We’ve built an AI agent that automatically learns how to use any web-based product, and in turn guides users directly in the UI, automatically generates documentation, and even takes actions on a user’s behalf. Think of it as Clippy from the old MS Office. But on steroids. And actually helpful. You can see the agent and tool-calling SDK in action here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPe0t3A1Vpg How is this different from other AI customer support products? Most AI "copilots" are really just…

    2025 · frigade.ai · its alternatives →

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    kore.ai▲25

    Creating Intelligent Enterprises Through Conversational AI

    2019 · kore.ai · its alternatives →

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    VEXI▲94

    Open-source AI coding agent for your terminal

    Jun 2026 · vexi.pro · its alternatives →

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