Open Source Claude AlternativesAI Chatbots & Large Language Model (LLM) Tools like Claude

The best open source alternative to Claude is Lumo by Proton. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Claude and loads of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Claude are DeepSeek, Jan.ai, Qwen and Ensu.

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Claude alternatives are mainly AI Chatbots, but if you're looking for Large Language Model (LLM) Tools or AI Writing Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Free, Online + Free, Open Source and EU. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Claude.
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  1. Lumo by Proton icon
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    Privacy-first AI assistant utilizing zero-access encryption and open-source code, ensuring no data logging, profiling, or training on chats, providing user-controlled, encrypted conversations, with compliance under GDPR and no sharing with third parties.

    132 Lumo by Proton alternatives

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • F-Droid
     
  2. DeepSeek icon
     135 likes

    DeepSeek is a state-of-the-art AI assistant designed to provide intelligent, conversational support across diverse tasks. It leverages advanced natural language processing and machine learning to answer questions, generate creative content, solve complex problems, and offer...

    208 DeepSeek alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  3. Jan.ai icon
     108 likes

    Open-source offline AI platform supports local LLMs including Llama, Gemma, Qwen, GPT-oss, integrates cloud services like OpenAI and Anthropic, enables custom assistant creation, offers OpenAI-compatible API on localhost, operates across diverse hardware and ensures privacy.

    249 Jan.ai alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  4. Ensu icon
     30 likes

    Private offline AI chat using local language models on mobile and desktop, no accounts or tracking, open source Rust core, privacy-first design, cross-platform availability, ideal for confidential conversations, with end-to-end encrypted sync coming soon.

    59 Ensu alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  5. Alpaca is an Ollama client where you can manage and chat with multiple models, Alpaca provides an easy and begginer friendly way of interacting with local AI.

    183 Alpaca - Ollama Client alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Linux Mobile
     
  6. Euria icon
     21 likes

    Confidential AI chat assistant delivering writing, summarization, voice transcription, email handling, and document search tools, all hosted exclusively in Switzerland with open source models, data sovereignty, and compliance with GDPR and FADP standards.

    82 Euria alternatives

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  7. Apertus icon
     28 likes

    As a fully open language model, Apertus allows researchers, professionals and enthusiasts to build upon the model and adapt it to their specific needs, as well as to inspect any part of the training process.

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. Google Gemma icon
     28 likes

    A family of lightweight, state-of-the art open models built from the same research and technology that we used to create the Gemini models.

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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