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Chatbox vs Alpaca: catalog facts
Chatbox	Alpaca
Freemium The community edition is free and open source, and using it with your own API keys costs…	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux	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	Beginner-friendly interface for Ollama Manage and chat with multiple models
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	Linux only Depends on Ollama for local models
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	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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