Best AI chatbots and assistants
General AI chat assistants like ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini, plus privacy-first services and apps for running language models locally or self-hosted.
32 apps, ordered by visits from AppBreakup and how often our research lists each one as an alternative. Open any app to see its alternatives.
All AI chatbots and assistants
- Alternatives to ChatGPT
OpenAI's general-purpose AI assistant for chat, writing, research, images, voice and coding.
Free plan + paidWeb, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android - Alternatives to LM Studio
A desktop app for downloading and running open AI models locally, free for home and work.
Free plan + paidmacOS, Windows, Linux - Alternatives to Open WebUI
A self-hosted, ChatGPT-style web interface for local and cloud AI models.
Open sourceSelf-hostableSelf-hosted, Web - Alternatives to Claude
Anthropic's AI assistant, known for long-context work, careful writing and coding.
Free plan + paidWeb, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Jan
An open-source desktop ChatGPT alternative that runs AI models offline on your computer.
Open sourceWindows, macOS, Linux - Alternatives to AnythingLLM
An open-source AI app for chatting with your documents using local or cloud models.
Open sourceSelf-hostablemacOS, Windows, Linux, Android, Self-hosted - Alternatives to TypingMind
A polished chat interface for many AI models, using your own API keys instead of a subscription.
Free plan + paidSelf-hostableWeb, macOS, Windows, Self-hosted - Alternatives to LobeHub
An open-source multi-model chat and agent workspace, hosted or self-hosted (formerly LobeChat).
Free plan + paidOpen sourceSelf-hostableWeb, Self-hosted, macOS, Windows - Alternatives to Google Gemini
Google's AI assistant, built into Android, Gmail, Docs and the rest of Google's apps.
Free plan + paidWeb, Android, iOS - Alternatives to Duck.ai
DuckDuckGo's free, anonymous AI chat that lets you use popular models without an account.
Free plan + paidWeb, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Chatbox
A cross-platform AI chat app for many models, with your own API keys or its own plans.
Free plan + paidWindows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Web - Alternatives to Mistral Vibe (formerly Le Chat)
Mistral AI's assistant and coding agent, formerly Le Chat, built by a European AI lab.
Free plan + paidWeb, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Venice
Private, uncensored AI chat and image generation, with history stored in your browser.
Free plan + paidWeb, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Lumo
Proton's privacy-first AI assistant with zero-access encrypted chat history and no logs.
Free plan + paidWeb, iOS, Android - Alternatives to LibreChat
An open-source, self-hosted ChatGPT-style platform for every major AI provider.
Open sourceSelf-hostableSelf-hosted, Web - Alternatives to Ollama
An open-source tool for running AI models locally, with a desktop app and optional cloud models.
Open sourceSelf-hostablemacOS, Windows, Linux, Self-hosted - Alternatives to DeepSeek
Free AI chat from the Chinese lab DeepSeek, known for strong open-weight reasoning models.
FreeWeb, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows - Alternatives to Msty
A private AI desktop workspace that mixes local and online models in one app.
Free plan + paidWindows, macOS, Linux, Web - Alternatives to HuggingChat
Hugging Face's free chat app for open-source models, with automatic model routing.
FreeOpen sourceSelf-hostableWeb, Self-hosted - Alternatives to Poe
Quora's app for chatting with many AI models and community-made bots under one subscription.
Free plan + paidWeb, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Big-AGI
An open-source AI workspace for power users that can ask several models at once.
Open sourceSelf-hostableWeb, Self-hosted - Alternatives to Character.AI
Chat with AI characters made by a huge community, for roleplay, stories and fun.
Free plan + paidWeb, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Meta AI
Meta's free assistant, available in its own app and inside WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger.
FreeWeb, iOS, Android - Alternatives to SillyTavern
A free, open-source, locally installed chat front end for roleplay and power users.
Open sourceSelf-hostableWindows, macOS, Linux, Android, Self-hosted - Alternatives to Cherry Studio
A free, open-source desktop AI client for many providers, with assistants and knowledge bases.
Open sourceWindows, macOS, Linux - Alternatives to Qwen Chat
Alibaba's free assistant for its Qwen models, with chat, image generation and editing.
FreeWeb, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Replika
An AI companion app for ongoing, personal conversations and emotional support.
Free plan + paidiOS, Android, Web - Alternatives to Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft's AI assistant, built into Windows, Edge and the Microsoft 365 apps.
Free plan + paidWeb, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Kimi
Moonshot AI's assistant with agents for slides, spreadsheets, documents and deep research.
Free plan + paidWeb, iOS, Android, Browser extension - Alternatives to Grok
xAI's chatbot with real-time access to posts on X, plus image and video generation.
Free plan + paidWeb, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Khoj
An open-source personal AI that chats with your notes, documents and the web.
Open sourceSelf-hostableWeb, Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted - Alternatives to OpenClaw
Open-source personal AI agent you run yourself and talk to through WhatsApp, Telegram and other chat apps.
Open sourceSelf-hostablemacOS, Windows, Linux, Self-hosted
Our picks by need
Best for most people
ChatGPTBest for a free option
Open WebUIBest for open source
JanBest for self-hosting
AnythingLLMBest for Mac
LM StudioBest for Windows
ClaudeBest for Linux
ChatboxBest for iPhone and Android
Google GeminiPopular comparisons
Common questions
What are the best AI chatbots and assistants?
Based on how often our research lists them as alternatives and visits from AppBreakup, the leading AI chatbots and assistants right now are ChatGPT, LM Studio, Open WebUI, Claude and Jan.
Are there free AI chatbots and assistants?
Yes. ChatGPT (free plan + paid), LM Studio (free plan + paid), Open WebUI (open source), Claude (free plan + paid) and Jan (open source) have a free option, out of 32 free or freemium apps we track.
Which AI chatbots and assistants are open source?
Open WebUI, Jan, AnythingLLM, LobeHub, LibreChat and Ollama, and 6 more.