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Chatbox vs DeepChat: catalog facts
Chatbox	DeepChat
Freemium The community edition is free and open source, and using it with your own API keys costs…	Free The developer's site does not mention any paid plan.
Windows, macOS, Linux	macOS
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	Dedicated desktop app instead of a browser tab Built around DeepSeek 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	Website content is mostly in Chinese Little public detail about features on the homepage
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed 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 October 1, 2026

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