1Local model apps

Desktop apps and runners for open models.

LLM APIs and platforms

Run open AI models locally on macOS, Windows and Linux, or in the cloud.Free plan

LLM APIs and platforms

Run local LLMs on your machine; its Bionic agent handles docs and code.Free plan

AI image generator

A node-based engine for image and video generation with control over every model and parameter.Open source + hosted

AI chat

A self-hosted chat interface for Ollama, OpenAI-compatible APIs and other models.Open source

LLM APIs and platforms

An open-source desktop chat app that runs models offline or connects to cloud models.Open source

LLM APIs and platforms

A private, on-device AI assistant for chatting with your documents, with agents built in.Open source + hosted

LLM APIs and platforms

Nomic’s desktop app for running open-source models locally, with your data on your machine.Open source

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A desktop app that transcribes and translates audio offline with OpenAI’s Whisper.Open source

2Where to get open models

Open model families and the hubs that host their weights.

AI chat

Chat with DeepSeek models on the web or call them through the API.See the official price

AI chat

Hugging Face’s chat app for talking to open AI models.See the official price

LLM APIs and platforms

Run open-source machine learning models with a cloud API.Paid plans

LLM APIs and platforms

The open-source AI hub for models, datasets and demo Spaces.Free plan

LLM APIs and platforms

European lab offering open-weight models, an API studio and the Le Chat assistant.Free plan

AI image generator

The company behind Stable Diffusion, offering generative image tools for teams.See the official price

AI image generator

A community for sharing Stable Diffusion and Flux models and AI art.Free plan

AI image generator

A Chinese AI art community with free models, online WebUI/ComfyUI and training.Free plan

AI video tools

Alibaba’s Wan creative platform for text-to-video, image-to-video and images.See the official price

Questions

How many tools are in this guide?
17 tools, grouped into 2 steps. Each one links to its own page with pricing and the official site.
Which of them can I use for free?
These have a free plan, a free tier or an open-source version: Ollama, LM Studio, ComfyUI, Open WebUI, Jan, AnythingLLM, GPT4All, Buzz, Hugging Face, Mistral AI, Civitai, LiblibAI.

Ollama · LM Studio · ComfyUI · Open WebUI · Jan · AnythingLLM · GPT4All · Buzz · Hugging Face · Mistral AI · Civitai · LiblibAI