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AIChat vs Tenere: catalog facts
AIChatTenere
Free

Free and open source; hosted model providers charge for their own APIs.

Free

Free and open source under GPL-3.0-or-later.

Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Command line
  • One tool for many model providers
  • Works with local models through Ollama
  • Supports ChatGPT, llama.cpp and Ollama
  • Saves chats to files
  • Hosted providers need API keys and may cost money
  • Configuration is done through YAML files
  • Android use requires nix-on-droid
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: MIT OR Apache-2.0 License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked October 8, 2026

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