AI assistants and search
Earthly Insight 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
ChatGPTNextWeb/NextChat★88,594 GitHub starsMIT licenceLightweight, multi-platform web and native AI chat client with message history and model integration.Open on GitHub ↗leon-ai/leon★17,426 GitHub starsMIT licenceOpen-source personal AI assistant providing a runnable chat interface and integrations for models and tools.Open on GitHub ↗
What you give up either way
- Polished native mobile apps and app-store deployment
- Any bundled or negotiated model access the vendor may have
- Brand, paid user trust, and turnkey donation partnerships/fulfilment
An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches Earthly Insight, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.