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. AnythingLLM icon
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    Open-source privacy-focused chatbot platform allowing unlimited document uploads, multi-user and single-user modes, AI-powered chat with documents, vector database and LLM compatibility, customizable interface, message history, secure desktop deployment, and full user controls.

    253 AnythingLLM alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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  2. 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.

    201 Alpaca - Ollama Client alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Linux Mobile
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  3. Poe icon
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    Poe is a web-based AI platform that hosts multiple assistant bots—including Claude and various GPT and image/audio models—to provide conversational Q&A, image and audio generation, and automated AI workflows.

    408 Poe alternatives

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  4. Euria icon
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    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.

    92 Euria alternatives

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    • Online
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  5. Grok icon
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    Grok is an AI-powered assistant, developed by xAI, designed to be maximally truthful, useful, and curious. Get answers to any question, generate striking images, and upload pictures to gain a deeper understanding of your world. With Grok, the universe is in your hands!

    217 Grok alternatives

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  6. Mellum icon
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    Mellum-4b-base is JetBrains' first open-source large language model (LLM) optimized for code-related tasks.

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
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  7. Apertus icon
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    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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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  8. Goose OSS icon
     25 likes

    An open-source platform for seamless automation in engineering tasks, providing local execution and control. Customizable with any LLM for enhanced autonomy, enabling developers to efficiently handle debugging to deployment tasks while preserving privacy.

    144 Goose OSS alternatives

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  9. Google Gemma icon
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    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.

    104 Google Gemma alternatives

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    • Windows
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  10. Meta AI icon
     27 likes

    Built with Meta Meta Llama, Meta AI is one of the world’s leading AI assistants, already on your phone, in your pocket for free. And it’s starting to go global with more features. You can use Meta AI on .

    157 Meta AI alternatives

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    • Free
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    • Facebook
    • WhatsApp
    • Instagram
    • Facebook Messenger
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