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AgnaisticSillyTavern
Free

Free and open source; costs depend on the AI services you connect.

 Free

Free and open source under the AGPL. You pay only for whatever model backend you connect…

Web, Self-hosted Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted
  • Works with many AI model backends
  • Open source and can be self-hosted
  • Deep prompt control: character cards, lorebooks, world info, author's notes and templates
  • Connects to local runners as well as commercial APIs
  • Needs access to a separate AI service or model to be useful
  • Little documentation on the homepage itself
  • A front end only; you must supply a model backend
  • Setup involves Node or Docker rather than an installer
Web application, Self-hosted Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: AGPL-3.0 License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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