FOCUSED AI DISCOVERY HUB

Private, Local and Self-Hosted AI

Explore local, open and self-hosted AI tools for greater deployment control and offline or private workflows.

How to use this hub

Local or self-hosted deployment can increase control, but it still requires careful model, extension, telemetry and system-permission choices. Compare hardware needs and maintenance effort with the convenience of managed cloud services.

Local vs cloud guide

Editorial profiles to compare

Chat AI

LM Studio

Download and run local AI models, chat privately and offline, work with documents and create a local AI API server from one desktop application.

Chat AI

GPT4All

Run private AI models locally, chat offline and ask questions about your own documents without relying on a cloud AI service.

Chat AI

Open WebUI

Run local AI models, create private AI workspaces and enjoy a ChatGPT-style interface with complete control over your data.

Chat AI

AnythingLLM

Build a private AI assistant, chat with documents, create knowledge workspaces and use local or cloud AI models.

Chat AI

LibreChat

Use multiple AI models, create custom AI agents, chat with documents and build a private self-hosted AI workspace from one platform.

Chat AI

Jan AI

Run private AI models locally and offline on your computer or connect supported cloud models through one simple desktop application.

Productivity AI

Msty AI

Run local and cloud AI models, chat with documents, build knowledge workspaces and use private AI tools from one professional desktop application.

AI Platform

Hugging Face

Explore thousands of free AI models, datasets and machine learning tools.