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RisuAISillyTavern
Free

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

 Free

Free and open source under the AGPL. You pay only for whatever model backend you connect…

Web, Self-hosted Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted
  • Works with many model providers, including OpenAI, Claude, Gemini and OpenRouter
  • Group chats, lorebooks and expression images for characters
  • Deep prompt control: character cards, lorebooks, world info, author's notes and templates
  • Connects to local runners as well as commercial APIs
  • Aimed at roleplay rather than general productivity chat
  • No tagged releases on GitHub
  • A front end only; you must supply a model backend
  • Setup involves Node or Docker rather than an installer
Web application, Self-hosted Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: GPL-3.0 License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 26, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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