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RecurseChat vs GPT4All: catalog facts
RecurseChat	GPT4All
Paid Paid app with a free trial and no subscription required.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence, including for commercial use.
macOS	Windows, macOS, Linux
Runs local models fully offline On-device RAG for chatting with your own files	LocalDocs answers questions from your own files, entirely on your machine Runs on CPU; no API calls and no GPU required
macOS only Paid after the trial	The latest release, 3.10.0, dates from February 2025 Nomic’s website now foregrounds a separate commercial platform rather than GPT4All
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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