98% of ChatGPT level
writes text
Runs in:
Fits on:
· needs ~20 GB · Free to download · License: Apache 2.0
Browse local AI
A name and a few colors. Each icon is one thing it can do. Tap a color to keep that kind.
62 models and apps
Writing AnythingLLM
A desktop app for chatting with your own documents.
Windows, Mac, Linux · Free
LM Studio
A desktop app with a model browser and a chat window.
Windows, Mac, Linux · Free
Ollama
A local app for pulling a model and chatting with it.
Windows, Mac, Linux · Free
Writing 97% of ChatGPT level
writes, codes, and translates
Runs in:Fits on:· needs ~18 GB · Free to download · License: Apache 2.0
Writing 97% of ChatGPT level
writes text, and quicker than it looks
Runs in:Fits on:· needs ~16 GB · Free to download · License: Apache 2.0
Writing 96% of ChatGPT level
a giant chatbot for the biggest computers
Runs in:Fits on: none of the computers in this guide. The memory it needs is larger than they have free.
· needs ~120 GB · Free to download · License: Apache 2.0
Writing 95% of ChatGPT level
strong at writing, code, and other languages
Runs in:Fits on:· needs ~18 GB · Free to download · License: Apache 2.0
Writing 94% of ChatGPT level
fast chat and code, because only a slice wakes up
Runs in:Fits on:· needs ~20.4 GB · Free to download · License: Apache 2.0
Writing 92% of ChatGPT level
a strong writer, a step behind Gemma 4
Runs in:Fits on:· needs ~17 GB · Free to download · License: Gemma Terms of Use
Code & Tech Not on the chat board
fast help with code
Runs in:Fits on:· needs ~19 GB · Free to download · License: Apache 2.0
Writing 91% of ChatGPT level
OpenAI's big open model, for huge memory pools
Runs in:Fits on: none of the computers in this guide. The memory it needs is larger than they have free.
· needs ~65 GB · Free to download · License: Apache 2.0
Writing 91% of ChatGPT level
writes text on a 16 GB machine
Runs in:Fits on:· needs ~8.2 GB · Free to download · License: Gemma Terms of Use
Writing A step behind the full DeepSeek R1, which scores 1,398 on LMArena, near Claude from late 2024.
talks through the steps before it answers
Runs in:Fits on:· needs ~20 GB · Free to download · License: MIT
Work & Office A step behind Gemma 3 12B, and a clear step ahead of a 3B toy model.
a quick chatbot that fits smaller computers
Runs in:Fits on:· needs ~5.2 GB · Free to download · License: Apache 2.0
Open WebUI
A browser window for local chat and documents.
Windows, Mac, Linux · Free
Home & Garden 89% of ChatGPT level
pleasant everyday notes on a laptop
Runs in:Fits on:· needs ~5 GB · Free to download · License: Gemma Terms of Use
Writing 89% of ChatGPT level
a large chatbot that needs lots of memory
Runs in:Fits on:· needs ~40 GB · Free to download · License: Llama 3.3 Community License
Writing 89% of ChatGPT level
a solid helper for chat and code
Runs in:Fits on:· needs ~14 GB · Free to download · License: Apache 2.0
Home & Garden 88% of ChatGPT level
writes text, and it can look at a photo
Runs in:Fits on:· needs ~3.4 GB · Free to download · License: Gemma Terms of Use
Code & Tech 86% of ChatGPT level
a well-known local coding helper
Runs in:Fits on:· needs ~20 GB · Free to download · License: Apache 2.0
Writing 86% of ChatGPT level
a multilingual writer
Runs in:Fits on:· needs ~20 GB · Free to download · License: CC-BY-NC 4.0
Study & School 85% of ChatGPT level
careful answers, strong for its size
Runs in:Fits on:· needs ~9.1 GB · Free to download · License: MIT
Code & Tech Not on the chat board
helps with short bits of code
Runs in:Fits on:· needs ~4.7 GB · Free to download · License: Apache 2.0
Writing 83% of ChatGPT level
writes and translates across languages
Runs in:Fits on:· needs ~5 GB · Free to download · License: CC-BY-NC 4.0
Writing Not on the chat board
translates many languages
Runs in:Fits on:· needs ~2.5 GB · Free to download · License: CC-BY-NC 4.0
LibreTranslate
A private translation app that can run the NLLB translator on your machine.
Windows, Mac, Linux · Free
Writing 79% of ChatGPT level
short rewrites on a tiny computer
Runs in:Fits on:· needs ~2 GB · Free to download · License: Llama 3.2 Community License
Jan
An open desktop chat app for local models.
Windows, Mac, Linux · Free
Family & History Transcription: 93% of Rev.ai
turns speech into text, in the larger file
Runs in:Fits on:· needs ~3.1 GB · Free to download · License: MIT
MacWhisper
A Mac app that turns recordings into text with Whisper.
Mac · Paid
whisper.cpp
The small engine behind many transcription apps, including on Windows and Linux.
Windows, Mac, Linux · Free
Photos & Images Not on the chat board
a large model for still pictures
Runs in:Fits on:· needs ~19 GB · Free to download · License: Non-commercial
ComfyUI
The workshop app for pictures and short video. More buttons, more control.
Windows, Mac, Linux · Free
Draw Things
A Mac app for making pictures. There is no node graph.
Mac · Free
Audio & Music Transcription: 99% of Rev.ai
turns recordings into text, with less waiting
Runs in:Fits on:· needs ~1.6 GB · Free to download · License: MIT
Audio & Music Not on the chat board
reads text aloud with more expression
Runs in:Fits on:· needs ~2 GB · Free to download · License: MIT
Photos & Images Not on the chat board
makes a short video clip, with sound
Runs in:Fits on:· needs ~30 GB · Free to download · License: See Lightricks license
Chatterbox
Resemble AI's open voice model, for a more expressive read.
Windows, Mac, Linux · Free
Photos & Images Not on the chat board
makes pictures that follow the prompt
Runs in:Fits on:· needs ~12 GB · Free to download · License: Non-commercial FLUX.1 Dev license
Writing Not on the chat board
reads text from scans (OCR), including tables
Fits on:· needs ~5.5 GB · Free to download · License: Apache 2.0
olmOCR
Allen AI's document reader. It turns a PDF or a scan into text, including tables.
Windows, Mac, Linux · Free
Audio & Music Not on the chat board
reads text aloud in a warm voice
Fits on:· needs ~0.3 GB · Free to download · License: Apache 2.0
Kokoro
The project behind the small, pleasant English voice.
Windows, Mac, Linux · Free
Audio & Music Not on the chat board
turns speech into text, in a smaller file
Runs in:Fits on:· needs ~1.5 GB · Free to download · License: MIT
Photos & Images Not on the chat board
reads text from scans (OCR) and answers about the picture
Runs in:Fits on:· needs ~6 GB · Free to download · License: Apache 2.0
Photos & Images Not on the chat board
makes a better short video clip
Runs in:Fits on:· needs ~26 GB · Free to download · License: Apache 2.0
Photos & Images Not on the chat board
makes sharper pictures in a smaller file
Runs in:Fits on:· needs ~13 GB · Free to download · License: Apache 2.0
Photos & Images Not on the chat board
makes pictures quickly
Runs in:Fits on:· needs ~8 GB · Free to download · License: Apache 2.0
Photos & Images Not on the chat board
makes a short, rough video clip
Runs in:Fits on:· needs ~8 GB · Free to download · License: Apache 2.0
Audio & Music Transcription: 97% of Rev.ai
turns speech into text, almost anywhere
Runs in:Fits on:· needs ~0.5 GB · Free to download · License: MIT
Photos & Images Not on the chat board
makes pictures on small computers
Runs in:Fits on:· needs ~7 GB · Free to download · License: OpenRAIL++
Money & Paperwork OCR: 107% of ABBYY FineReader
reads text from scans (OCR), including tilted photos
Runs in:Fits on:· needs ~0.2 GB · Free to download · License: Apache 2.0
PaddleOCR
A toolkit that finds words in a photo and types them out.
Windows, Mac, Linux · Free
- Work & Office
Hermes 3 8B
Fine-tune of Llama 3.1 8BA fine-tune, not a new architecture. It sits with other 8B chat models, and it is not given a separate ChatGPT percentage here.
A Nous Research fine-tune of Llama 3.1 8B
Runs in:Fits on:· needs ~4.7 GB · Free to download · License: Llama 3.1 Community License
Audio & Music Not on the chat board
reads text aloud in a plain voice
Runs in:Fits on:· needs ~0.1 GB · Free to download · License: GPL-3.0
Piper
A tiny text-to-speech engine. Clear, plain, and light.
Windows, Mac, Linux · Free
Writing OCR: 84% of ABBYY FineReader
reads text from scans (OCR)
Runs in:Fits on:· needs under 0.1 GB · Free to download · License: Apache 2.0
Tesseract
The classic program that reads text from a scan or a photo of a page.
Windows, Mac, Linux · Free
Photos & Images Not on the chat board
enlarges a picture you already have
Runs in:Fits on:· needs ~0.3 GB · Free to download · License: BSD 3-Clause
Study & School Not on the chat board
archives and searches your documents
Runs in:Fits on:· needs ~1.2 GB · Free to download · License: MIT
Work & Office Not on the chat board
searches English documents
Runs in:Fits on:· needs ~0.3 GB · Free to download · License: Apache 2.0