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24 alternatives to Russet

On-device AI that just works on Apple silicon

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 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier.

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    Native ChatGPT for MacOS

    2024 · thinkbuddy.ai · its alternatives →

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    Krisp Mac▲893

    Record outgoing calls and get transcripts + AI notes

    2018 · krisp.ai · its alternatives →

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    The magic of AI, right on your Mac

    2023 · raycast.com · its alternatives →

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    Fast, accurate STT for production-grade voice agents

    May 2026 · ringg.ai · its alternatives →

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    An AI wearable that remembers your conversations all day

    May 2026 · memoket.ai · its alternatives →

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    Baron AI▲330

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

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    api.ai▲299

    Build your own Siri. Speech interface for apps and devices.

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Init.ai▲505

    Build powerful and intelligent conversational apps 💁🤖

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Real-time AI powered private speaking hints

    2024 · speakhints.com · its alternatives →

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    OASIS AI▲369

    Transform speech into perfect writing

    2023 · theoasis.com · its alternatives →

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    AI-powered speech to text, tts, & translation Mac app

    Oct 2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN — I’m Kimi, founder of Aident AI. A couple years ago, I cold-started a startup and tried to automate my outreach pipeline with a patchwork: RPA + Zapier + "just some ChatGPT". It worked… until it didn’t. Every time I tweaked the strategy, the automation snapped. The system wasn’t built for change — it was built for wiring. And that’s when it hit me: AI is finally smart enough to do real work, but we still don’t have a clean way to communicate the work to it: Drag-and-drop flows are too rigid; Scripts are too fragile; Prompts are too ephemeral. I kept thinking: why can’t automation be…

    Mar 2026 · aident.ai · its alternatives →

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    We wrote our inference engine on Rust, it is faster than llama cpp in all of the use cases. Your feedback is very welcomed. Written from scratch with idea that you can add support of any kernel and platform.

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Build Powerful Voice Agents

    2025 · openai.com · its alternatives →

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    Unlock your creative potential with ChatGPT on macOS

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Today we are launching YourGPT 2.0, an update focused on making support, sales, and operational workflows work together more smoothly in one system. This release improves how workflows are built, how the platform connects to external tools, and how context is maintained across long, multi-channel interactions. AI Studio now makes it much easier to create and refine workflows. You can describe the process you want in natural language and the system generates the full workflow for you. It can also help debug issues by showing what happened at each step and explaining where things went off…

    Nov 2025 · yourgpt.ai · its alternatives →

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    Agnost AIfree tier, from $49/mo▲287

    Wrote my first article based on experiences with MCP servers, criticize my thoughts.

    Aug 2026 · agnost.ai · its alternatives →

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    Tighter instruction adherence in speech agents

    Feb 2026 · developers.openai.com · its alternatives →

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    Fastest way to use GPT3 hands-free, on your Apple device

    2023 · sirigpt.dhr.wtf · its alternatives →

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    The fastest generative AI Text-to-Speech API

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Stet▲68

    Smart open-source dictation that sounds like you, not AI.

    Apr 2026 · stet.me · its alternatives →

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    AI at your finger tips

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Your intelligent voice assistant

    2023 · answercall.ai · its alternatives →

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