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BoltAI vs Chatbox: catalog facts
BoltAI	Chatbox
Paid Paid app with a free trial that needs no account.	Freemium The community edition is free and open source, and using it with your own API keys costs…
macOS	Windows, macOS, Linux
Native Mac interface with system-wide shortcuts Many cloud providers and local Ollama models in one app	Works with OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Azure and local Ollama models from one window Conversations are stored locally rather than on someone else's server
Mac only, requiring macOS 13 or later Cloud models need your own provider access	You need your own API keys, and those cost money per use It is a client, so it cannot run a model itself without Ollama or similar
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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