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Freemium

Free to download; see the pricing page for paid features.

 Freemium

The community edition is free and open source, and using it with your own API keys costs…

Windows, macOS Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Works with many providers and your own API keys
  • Can use existing Copilot or Claude subscriptions
  • 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
  • Closed source
  • Requires API keys or a supported subscription
  • 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
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Needs internet

Checked September 26, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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