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Chatbox vs 5ire: catalog facts
Chatbox	5ire
Freemium The community edition is free and open source, and using it with your own API keys costs…	Free Free and open source; you pay your chosen AI provider for API usage.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
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	Works with multiple AI providers MCP client for connecting external tools
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	Needs API keys from the providers you use Setting up MCP servers takes some technical knowledge
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026

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