Private alternatives to ChatGPT

Duck.ai

Service

DuckDuckGo's free chat with several AI models; your IP is removed and recent chats are saved only on your device.

• No tracking
• Closed source
• Partly encrypted
• No account
• Free plan

LM Studio

App

Desktop app to find, download and chat with open models offline, with a built-in model browser and document chat.

• No tracking
• Closed source
• Stays on device
• No account
• Free

Brave Leo

Service

AI assistant built into the Brave browser; requests go through a proxy, chats are not kept on servers, no account needed.

• Minimal tracking
• Partly open
• Partly encrypted
• No account
• Free plan

Confer

Service

AI assistant from Signal's creator: chats are encrypted on your device and answered inside sealed hardware no one can read.

• Tracking not stated
• Open source
• End-to-end encrypted
• Account needed
• Free plan

Maple

Service

Encrypted AI chat that runs open models inside secure enclaves; client and server code are public so claims can be checked.

• Tracking not stated
• Open source
• End-to-end encrypted
• Account needed
• Free plan

Tinfoil

Service

Private AI chat where every conversation runs in verified secure enclaves, with open code you can check in the browser.

• Tracking not stated
• Open source
• End-to-end encrypted
• Account needed
• $20/month

Venice

Service

AI chat with many open models; prompts are not stored on its servers and your history stays in your browser.

• Tracking not stated
• Closed source
• Partly encrypted
• Account not stated
• Free plan

Kagi Assistant

Service

Assistant included with Kagi search plans; pick from many models, no training on your chats, threads deleted after a day.

• No tracking
• Closed source
• Provider can read it
• Account needed
• $5/month

Euria

Service

Free AI assistant from Swiss host Infomaniak, run on open models in its own Swiss data centres, with an ephemeral mode.

• Tracking not stated
• Closed source
• Provider can read it
• Account optional
• Free

Mistral Vibe

Service

European AI assistant from Mistral, formerly Le Chat, hosted in the EU with web search, documents and coding.

• Tracking not stated
• Closed source
• Provider can read it
• Account needed
• Free plan

Ollama

App

Runs open models like Llama, Qwen and Gemma on your computer with a simple app and a local API other tools can use.

• No tracking
• Open source
• Stays on device
• Account optional
• Free plan

Jan

App

Open-source ChatGPT-style app that runs models on your computer; analytics only if you agree at first launch.

• Minimal tracking
• Open source
• Stays on device
• No account
• Free