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oterm vs AIChat: catalog facts
oterm	AIChat
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence; hosted providers need your own API access.	Free Free and open source; hosted model providers charge for their own APIs.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Command line
Works with local Ollama models and hosted providers One-command install with uvx	One tool for many model providers Works with local models through Ollama
Terminal only Hosted providers need API keys	Hosted providers need API keys and may cost money Configuration is done through YAML files
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT OR Apache-2.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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