Claude Alternatives

Claude is described as 'AI assistant for chat and API, performing summarization, search, writing, Q&A, and coding with high reliability, customizability, privacy, and reduced risks' and is a very popular AI Chatbot in the ai tools & services category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Claude for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Mac, SaaS, Android and Windows apps. The best Claude alternative is ChatGPT, which is free. Other great apps like Claude are Lumo by Proton, DeepSeek, HuggingChat and Mistral Vibe.

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Claude alternatives are mainly AI Chatbots, but if you're looking for AI Writing Tools or Large Language Model (LLM) Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Free, Open Source, Online + Free 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. Hermit Agent icon
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    Local-first governed agent kernel for durable, inspectable AI work. Every AI action goes through policy evaluation and approval workflows, produces structured receipts, and supports proof export and rollback recovery.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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  2. Sci-Bot icon
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    AI-powered research assistant.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  3. AIWriteBook icon
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    AIWriteBook is an all-in-one AI book creation platform used by 15,700+ authors to go from idea to published book on KDP in hours, not months.

    37 AIWriteBook alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  4. SmolChat icon
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    SmolChat allows you to download and run popular LLMs on your Android device, locally, without needing an internet connection. Customize the model used for each chat, tune settings like temperature and min-p, and pin your favourite chats on the home-screen with shortcuts.

    Cost / License

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    • Android
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  5. VT icon
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    Introducing VT Chat, a privacy-first AI chat application that keeps all your conversations local while providing advanced research capabilities and access to 15+ AI models including Claude 4 Sonnet and Claude 4 Opus, O3, Gemini 2.5 Pro and DeepSeek R1.

    8 VT alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  6. Shiori AI icon
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    Shiori is an AI chat workspace that brings major model families and creative tools into one account. Users can switch between models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, DeepSeek, Groq, OpenRouter, and others without juggling separate subscriptions and interfaces.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  7. Indus icon
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    Meet Indus, a simple, helpful AI designed to make your day a little easier. Whether you need to research a topic, draft a message, or just find a quick answer, Indus is ready to help.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
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  8. IronClaw icon
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    OpenClaw is powerful, but give it real credentials and you're exposed. Prompt injections steal API keys. Malicious skills grab passwords. IronClaw fixes this. Your credentials live in an encrypted vault inside a TEE — injected at the network boundary only for approved...

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    • Online
    • Windows
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    • Self-Hosted
    • Linux
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  9. Omnichannel AI communication platform that enables businesses to build custom customer support, sales and marketing assistants and voice agents across WhatsApp, Instagram, Slack, and other messaging channels.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  10. Operit AI icon
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    📱 The first fully functional, standalone AI assistant for mobile devices with powerful tool-calling capabilities 📱

    70 Operit AI alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Android
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  11. Zemith icon
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    Latest AI models for Chat, Search Engine, Notepad, Document Analyzer and Image Generation on a single platform at an affordable price.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Online
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  12. Word Up icon
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    Welcome to Word Up, your AI keyboard assistant that works in any app, generates fresh content, answers any question, translates over 50 languages, fixes spelling and grammar, changes the tone of text to be more professional, friendly, confident, and much much more.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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