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NextChat vs Chatbox: catalog facts
NextChatChatbox
Freemium

The client is free and open source; the optional hosted model access is pay-as-you-go.

Freemium

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

Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Web, Self-hosted Windows, macOS, Linux
  • One interface for many model providers
  • Apps for desktop and mobile as well as the web
  • 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
  • Needs a model provider or the paid hosted service to be useful
  • Does not run models locally by itself
  • 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, Web application, Self-hosted, Hosted service Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: MIT License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Needs internet Needs internet

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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