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Msty vs Chatbox: catalog facts
Msty	Chatbox
Freemium A free tier of the desktop workspace is available. Larger workspace features require a…	Freemium The community edition is free and open source, and using it with your own API keys costs…
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
It runs local models without a separate server install and keeps chats, prompt libraries and attached knowledge bases…	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
The application is closed source, and the more capable workspace features sit behind a paid plan.	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
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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