AI · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Talk to AI Models in Terminal
Hi everyone, nice to meet you and I am a newcomer of HN. I have made a binary tool Aih that could communicate with Bard, ChatGPT, Claude, and Llama(HuggingChat) from the terminal. https://github.com/Databingo/aih Since CAPTCHA challenges and bots detecting have become increasingly difficult, I've changed my strategy from hacking the APIs to simulating a real browser's action. The tool first takes the logged-in cookies of Google, ChatGPT, Claude, and HuggingChat accounts from the real Chrome browser, then it opens an invisible instance of Chromium for communication, then…
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Talk to AI Models in Terminal launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Typing Mind▲826Chat with AI using your API keys. Pay only for what you use. ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and other LLMs supported. The best chat LLM frontend UI for all AI models.
2023 · typingmind.com · its alternatives →
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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 · its alternatives →
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AI Toolbox 3.0▲434AI Toolbox (formerly ChatGPT Toolbox): folders, search, bulk export, and prompt chaining for ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok. 40,000+ users. Start free.
Jul 2026 · ai-toolbox.co · its alternatives →
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PromptForge▲128One click AI prompts inside ChatGPT, Bard & Claude
2023 · promptden.com · its alternatives →
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Termly▲82Hey HN! I'm one of the developers of Termly. Problem: I love using Claude Code for development, but being chained to my laptop all day wasn't working. SSH + terminal emulators felt clunky for interactive AI coding sessions. Solution: Built a WebSocket relay that mirrors your AI coding session to mobile with zero-knowledge E2E encryption. How it works: 1. npm install -g @termly-dev/cli 2. termly start (wraps your AI tool) 3. Scan QR code with mobile app 4. Your session syncs in real-time, encrypted end-to-end Tech stack: • Open source CLI (MIT licensed) - inspect the code yourself •…
Nov 2025 · termly.dev · its alternatives →
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NexxtSupport▲100All in one AI chatbot platform for websites and e-commerce
2024 · nexxtsupport.com · its alternatives →
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Enjoy private or group chat with various AI based on ChatGPT
2023 · its alternatives →
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I made this experimental art project/game that's an LLM chat assistant, but where you're the AI. I wanted people to get a visceral sense of what it's like to answer the kinds of things that people prompt their chatbots day in and day out. If you're interested, I wrote up some more info on how I made it, including how the "user" prompts are generated with an eye for realism: https://bethechatbot.com/about Hope you enjoy it! I'd love to hear people's takeaways.
Jul 2026 · bethechatbot.com · its alternatives →
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I got frustrated with Claude's official platform limitations - conversations disappearing, no customization options, and clunky file handling. So I built my own interface over a weekend! GitHub: https://github.com/chihebnabil/claude-ui What it does: - Saves all conversations locally (SQLite + Drizzle ORM) - Lets you customize Claude's personality per chat - Handles file attachments properly + caching input tokens - Dark/light mode - No conversation limits - Markdown & code syntax highlighting Tech stack is pretty simple: - Nuxt 3 for the frontend - Anthropic's SDK…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN, what I wanted to build here is a proper universal layer for persisted agentic sessions, that could be seamlessly interacted both via web and a messenger (Telegram). I really like what's done so far and would be nice to hear some feedback from you. The interesting thing is that I started to use Chatcode during its development as soon it was possible, so used this tool to build itself. I know that there could be trust/privacy concerns, because it relies on a gateway that you need to install on your machine in order to work, but: 1. You can use it on any machine, just have some…
Jun 2026 · chatcode.dev · its alternatives →
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AI Buddy▲4This is a weekend project I created due to my frustration with the classic terminal applications that have the issue that if I restart my Mac, then my Claude Code instances or my shell instances—are stopped, and I have to manually run them again. Plus, they are not quite optimized for running multiple Claude Code instances, so I created this project to address this issue.
Jun 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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ChatCode▲16Hi HN, I built a Telegram bot that allows you to vibe coding directly in chat, optimized for mobile use. Key features: – Run CLI commands via Telegram chat – View code diffs with syntax highlighting via Mini App – Full permission control before executing any command – Local deployment supported (no public IP required) Try it: https://chatcode.top GitHub: https://github.com/Nickqiaoo/chatcode I’d love feedback, especially on mobile experience and security design.
2025 · chatcode.top · its alternatives →
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AI ChatHub▲11Free Chrome and Edge extension for chatting with multiple AI models at once. Compare ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, Grok and more side by side.
Nov 2025 · aichathub.net · its alternatives →
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Hey HN! I'm open-sourcing a little weekend side project. It's a terminal UI that generates parsers for webpages using AI, and a library that runs these parsers while you browse (it connects to Chrome over CDP). You can parse Twitter, LinkedIn, and HN posts and they get saved to a DuckDB database, so you can query them later. Contributions welcome! I wrote a bit more about it here: https://0thernet.substack.com/p/memo-2-selectron
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I built NICH after realising I couldn't use ChatGPT for my conflict research work without risking data leaks. It's a browser extension that: - Anonymises names, emails, and addresses in one click - Preserves context for AI to understand - Restores original data in AI responses - 100% browser-based (no cloud, data never leaves your device) Built it for researchers, lawyers, HR professionals or simply anyone handling confidential data who wants AI assistance without compliance nightmares. Free to use: https://www.nichtech.uk Would love feedback from the HN community!
2025 · nichtech.uk · its alternatives →
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Built a terminal-based chat application that interact with AI models while keeping full control of chat data. Simple but effective MCP client implementation.
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Free ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity Sidebar - Chrome Web Store
2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Your AI co-pilot with hands. Files, git, terminal & more.
Jun 2026 · chappieai.ru · its alternatives →
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One-click expert prompts for ChatGPT, Claude & more AI tools
2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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