# Private and open-source alternatives to ChatGPT

Also covers OpenAI.

1. [Jan](https://privacyratings.com/ai-assistants/jan/): B (89/100). Open-source desktop app for running large language models offline on a local computer, with optional connections to remote AI APIs.
2. [llama.cpp](https://privacyratings.com/ai-assistants/llama-cpp/): B (89/100). Open-source C/C++ library and command-line tools for running large language model inference locally on CPUs and GPUs, including a built-in web server and chat interface.
3. [Ollama](https://privacyratings.com/ai-assistants/ollama/): B (81/100). Open-source tool for downloading and running large language models on a local computer through a command line, API and desktop app. Optional cloud-hosted models are also offered.
4. [Lumo](https://privacyratings.com/ai-assistants/lumo/): C (73/100). AI assistant from Proton that runs open-weight models on Proton's servers, with no logs of chats and zero-access encrypted chat history.
5. [GPT4All](https://privacyratings.com/ai-assistants/gpt4all/): C (72/100). Open-source desktop app from Nomic for running large language models locally, including chatting with local documents.
6. [LM Studio](https://privacyratings.com/ai-assistants/lm-studio/): C (72/100). Desktop app for finding, downloading and running large language models locally, with a chat interface and a local API server.
7. [Open WebUI](https://privacyratings.com/ai-assistants/open-webui/): C (72/100). Self-hosted web interface for large language models that works with Ollama and OpenAI-compatible APIs, with multi-user support.
8. [Brave Leo](https://privacyratings.com/ai-assistants/brave-leo/): C (61/100). AI assistant built into the Brave browser for chat, page summaries and writing help. Works without an account and can also use local or self-chosen models.
9. [Duck.ai](https://privacyratings.com/ai-assistants/duck-ai/): C (60/100). AI chat from DuckDuckGo that relays prompts to third-party models without identifying the user, with no account needed and recent chats saved only on the device.
10. [Kagi Assistant](https://privacyratings.com/ai-assistants/kagi-assistant/): D (54/100). AI assistant from Kagi that combines several third-party language models with Kagi Search results, available with a Kagi account.
11. [Venice](https://privacyratings.com/ai-assistants/venice/): D (42/100). AI chat and image generation service that proxies prompts to open and third-party models, keeping conversation history only in the browser.
12. [Mistral Vibe](https://privacyratings.com/ai-assistants/mistral-vibe/): F (33/100). AI assistant from French company Mistral AI, formerly called Le Chat, for chat, research, documents and coding tasks. Available on the web and in mobile apps.

Source: https://privacyratings.com/alternatives/chatgpt/