Merlin AI AlternativesAI Writing Tools & AI Chatbots like Merlin AI

Merlin AI is described as 'Free Chrome extension that unifies top AI models to help you instantly write, summarize, translate, code, and manage tasks directly in your browser' and is a AI Writing tool in the ai tools & services category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Merlin AI for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Google Chrome, Mac, iPhone and iPad apps. The best Merlin AI alternative is ChatGPT, which is free. Other great apps like Merlin AI are DeepSeek, Poe, Apertus and SmartPDFs.

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  1. ChatGPT icon
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    AI language model perfect for generating interactive human-like text in various styles. Built on architecture allowing real-time natural language generation, ideal for applications demanding fluent, relevant output over diverse topics broadened by extensive training data.

    431 ChatGPT alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
     
  2. DeepSeek icon
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    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...

    150 DeepSeek alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  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.

    321 Poe alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  4. 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.

    73 Apertus alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. SmartPDFs icon
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    Instantly generate sectioned summaries from uploaded documents using AI-powered processing. No account required and free to use, this browser-based platform organizes content visually for readers, maintains privacy, and works on a variety of PDFs to simplify review.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. Manus icon
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    AI agent bridges thoughts and actions, excelling in work and life tasks like personalized travel, stock analysis, insurance comparisons, and supplier sourcing, autonomously completing tasks and providing insights while users rest.

    42 Manus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  7. Raycast AI Lite icon
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    Raycast AI combines leading models with powerful extensions - right on your OS. Try a lite version of Raycast AI Chat for free.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  8. BentoPDF icon
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    BentoPDF is a PDF Toolkit that works fully offline with no sign ups. It's fast, secure and forever free. In an era where data is a commodity, we take a different approach. All processing for BentoPDF tools happens locally in your browser.

    66 BentoPDF alternatives

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  9. Open R1 icon
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    Open R1 is a community-driven, open-source initiative aimed at replicating the advanced AI capabilities of DeepSeek-R1 through transparent methodologies.

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
     
  10. ailight icon
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    Highlight and transform anything on your screen — without breaking your flow or leaving your current app.

    58 ailight alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Mac
     
  11. Provides AI-powered writing tools, image generation, Genmoji, and memory movies; enhances Siri with deeper context and actions; integrates ChatGPT for complex tasks; prioritizes on-device processing for privacy; unifies features across Apple devices with Private Cloud Compute.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  12. Paperless AI icon
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    An automated document analyzer for Paperless-ngx using OpenAI API, Ollama, Deepseek-r1, Azure and all OpenAI API compatible Services to automatically analyze and tag your documents.

    11 Paperless AI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
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