Locally AI AlternativesLarge Language Model (LLM) Tools and other similar apps like Locally AI

Locally AI is described as 'Run Llama, Gemma, Qwen, DeepSeek, and more locally on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Offline. Private. No login. Optimized for Apple Silicon' and is a large language model (llm) tool in the ai tools & services category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Locally AI for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, Mac, iPad and Android Tablet apps. The best Locally AI alternative is Lumo by Proton, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Locally AI are PocketPal, Google AI Edge Gallery, apfel and Maid (AI).

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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.

    152 Lumo by Proton alternatives

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    • Online
    • Android
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    • F-Droid
    • OpenAPK
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  2. A gallery that showcases on-device ML/GenAI use cases and allows people to try and use models locally.

    72 Google AI Edge Gallery alternatives

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    • OpenAPK
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  3. apfel icon
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    Access Apple’s local foundation model through a command-line tool with an OpenAI-compatible HTTP server, full function and schema calling, UNIX-friendly features, file attachments, JSON output, privacy-preserving on-device inference, and zero recurring costs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Homebrew
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  4. Maid (AI) icon
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    Maid is a cross-platform Flutter app for interfacing with GGUF / llama.cpp models locally, and with Ollama and OpenAI models remotely.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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  5. Chatbox AI icon
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    Unleash the power of artificial intelligence right at your fingertips with Chatbox, the versatile client application seamlessly integrated across all major platforms – Windows, Mac, Linux, Web, and iOS.

    129 Chatbox AI alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  6. Apollo AI icon
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    Customizable interface for private, on-device AI model chatting, open source and closed source LLM connections, OpenRouter support, custom backend support, and unified access to language models without reliance on a single provider, ensuring privacy and flexibility.

    95 Apollo AI alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android
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  7. Custom Mac runtime allows instruction-tuned 26-billion-parameter model inference in about 2 GB RAM by streaming only required model experts from SSD, with 1.35 GB core and cache in memory. Supports 8 GB Apple Silicon Macs with CLI and native app, measured in 103 scenarios.

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    • Mac
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    The Swiss Army Knife of offline AI. Chat, speak, and generate images. Privacy first, zero internet. Download an LLM and use it on your mobile device. No data ever leaves your phone.

    78 Off Grid AI alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Mac
    • Windows
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  9. GPTMobile icon
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    Chat Assistant for Android that supports chatting with multiple models at once.

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    • F-Droid
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  10. Chapper icon
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    Chapper is a powerful, privacy-first AI chat client for iPhone and iPad that runs on-device models and connects directly to local LLMs, LM Studio, self-hosted AI servers, and OpenAI-compatible endpoints.

    No accounts. No forced cloud. No subscription.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  11. 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.

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    • Android
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