AI assistants and search
ChatGPT alternatives
2 open-source projects that already do this job. Free to use - not free to run, which is what the numbers on the right are for.
The projects
arc53/DocsGPT★18,198 GitHub starsMIT licenceSelf-hosted private AI platform with agent builder, document analysis, and chat/assistant features.Open on GitHub ↗aingdesk/AingDesk★2,529 GitHub starsMIT licenceSimple AI assistant application with knowledge base, model API support, sharing, and search.Open on GitHub ↗
What you give up either way
- Proprietary plugins ecosystem
- Built-in image generation and voice features as deployed by the vendor
- Hosted model infra and any proprietary model improvements
- Deep integrations and platform polish (saved chats tied to vendor account, account-level personalization)
An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches ChatGPT, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.