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AIChat vs oterm: catalog facts
AIChat	oterm
Free Free and open source; hosted model providers charge for their own APIs.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence; hosted providers need your own API access.
Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
One tool for many model providers Works with local models through Ollama	Works with local Ollama models and hosted providers One-command install with uvx
Hosted providers need API keys and may cost money Configuration is done through YAML files	Terminal only Hosted providers need API keys
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT OR Apache-2.0	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026

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