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RisuAIKoboldAI Lite
Free

Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence; model API costs depend on the provider you…

 Free

Free to use in the browser.

Web, Self-hosted Web
  • Works with many model providers, including OpenAI, Claude, Gemini and OpenRouter
  • Group chats, lorebooks and expression images for characters
  • No installation or setup needed
  • Works with KoboldCpp, AI Horde, OpenAI and other backends
  • Aimed at roleplay rather than general productivity chat
  • No tagged releases on GitHub
  • Needs a separate backend or service to generate text
  • License terms not confirmed in the research
Web application, Self-hosted Web application
Open source Closed source
License: GPL-3.0 License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 26, 2026

Checked September 24, 2026

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