AI · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to PrivAI

ChatGPT level AI that runs privately — no cloud, no tracking

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

1. 1
   PrivateGPT▲452

   Your offline personal AI assistant

   2023 · thesamur.ai · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Duck.ai▲493

   Private AI chat from DuckDuckGo

   2025 · duck.ai · its alternatives →

3. 3
   ZeroTrusted.ai▲447

   Your AI privacy protection

   2024 · zerotrusted.ai · its alternatives →

4. 4
   AnonAI▲259

   The private AI assistant

   2024 · autonomous.ai · its alternatives →

5. 5
   xPrivo▲141

   Open Source, Free Anonymous AI Chat - Ready to Run Locally

   Dec 2025 · xprivo.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   LyzrGPT▲162

   Private, secure & model-agnostic AI chat for enterprises

   Jan 2026 · lyzr.ai · its alternatives →

7. 7
   ChatbotGPT▲123

   Custom ChatGPT agents with your own data

   2023 · chaindesk.ai · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Chatpad AI▲142

   Not just another ChatGPT user-interface

   2023 · chatpad.ai · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Instant Answers▲88

   Custom ChatGPT with your data on your website

   2023 · retrobezel.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Tinfoil▲99

    AI chat and API that keeps your conversations fully private

    Apr 2026 · chat.tinfoil.sh · its alternatives →

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    Personal AI Memory▲106

    Captures and stores your chat from various AI platforms

    Mar 2026 · ai-memory-beta.vercel.app · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Kept▲104

    Your AI chats, saved as Markdown locally with no cloud

    May 2026 · kept.work · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Personal GPT▲87

    A private, on-device AI Chatbot for iOS and macOS

    2023 · privatellm.app · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Lapis▲79

    Secure, offline AI chat assistant on your device

    Nov 2025 · lapis.lvrpiz.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Quietly▲59

    Offline AI IDE & local Chat

    May 2026 · quietlycode.org · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Privatemode AI▲33

    Like ChatGPT, but secure

    2025 · privatemode.ai · its alternatives →

17. 17
    ChatGPT in Privacy▲5

    Reduce your stress by talking to AI, in privacy.

    2023 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    PrivateAI▲3

    Local Models, Offline Chats

    2024 · borgotech.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Evai: Private AI Chatbot▲12

    A Chatbot that runs offline, locally on device for privacy

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Ghost Chat▲6

    An AI Chat That Leaves No Trace

    Dec 2025 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    PolyChat▲10

    Offline Mobile AI Chat

    2025 · poly-chat.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Secret Chat - Private Multi-LLM AI▲2

    Private AI chat with no signup and no conversation storage

    Dec 2025 · secret-chat.ai · its alternatives →

23. 23
    SearchQ▲2

    The Most Accurate & Private AI Chat

    Jul 2026 · searchq.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Veila▲3

    Hi HN — I built Veila, a privacy‑first AI chat service. I wanted something that prevents model providers from profiling users and linking information from chats to their identity. I'm a robotics engineer by training, this is my first public launch of a web app. Try it: https://app.veila.ai (free tier, no email required) - What it is: - Anonymous AI chat via a privacy proxy (provider sees our server, not your IP or account info) - End‑to‑end encrypted history, keys derived from password and never leave your device - Pay‑as‑you‑go; switch models mid‑chat (OpenAI now; Claude, Gemini…

    Nov 2025 · veila.ai · its alternatives →

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