Open Source Alternatives to Claude
A conversational AI platform that enables users to chat, generate code, analyze text and images, and integrate with extensions and APIs for personal and professional tasks.
Whether you want to cut software costs or escape vendor lock-in, these open source alternatives to Claude give you an option you fully own. Run them on your own server or desktop, so your data stays under your control. This page lists 7 open source alternatives to Claude. The most popular are Open WebUI, AnythingLLM and Jan. Most use the Apache-2.0 or MIT license, and 5 offer an official Docker image.
Open WebUI
A self-hosted interface for interacting with local and cloud LLMs with built-in RAG and tool support.
AnythingLLM
A private AI application for chatting with documents and managing agents using local or cloud LLMs.
Jan
Run large language models on local hardware or connect to cloud providers via a private desktop interface.
LibreChat
A self-hosted chat interface that unifies multiple AI providers and models into a single web application.
Onyx
Connects to over 50 applications to provide intelligent search and AI assistance across company information.
CodePilot
A multi-model AI agent desktop client that connects various AI providers and extends capabilities via MCP.
DeepChat
A local-first AI agent desktop client that integrates multiple LLM providers with MCP and skill support.
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