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AIChat vs TmuxAI: catalog facts
AIChat	TmuxAI
Free Free and open source; hosted model providers charge for their own APIs.	Free Free and open source under the Apache-2.0 license.
Command line	macOS, Linux, Command line
One tool for many model providers Works with local models through Ollama	Uses visible content across tmux panes as context Works with existing tmux setup
Hosted providers need API keys and may cost money Configuration is done through YAML files	Requires tmux
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT OR Apache-2.0	License: Apache-2.0
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
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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