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Free, private AI assistants you can run locally
ChatGPT is great, but it costs $20/month, requires internet, and sends your data to OpenAI. Here are powerful alternatives you can run completely locally, for free.
OpenAI's conversational AI assistant
| Alternative | Type | VRAM Needed | Quality vs Original |
|---|---|---|---|
| Llama 3.1 70B (via Jan) | Runs Locally | 24GB (RTX 4090) | 90-95% of GPT-4 |
| DeepSeek V3 (distilled) | Runs Locally | 16GB (RTX 4070 Ti Super) | 95%+ for reasoning/math |
| Llama 3.1 8B (via Jan) | Runs Locally | 8GB (RTX 3060) | 75-80% of GPT-4 |
| Qwen 2.5 72B | Runs Locally | 24GB (RTX 4090) | 90-95% of GPT-4 |
| Claude 3.5 Sonnet | Cloud Only | Cloud only | 100% (different strengths) |
| Mistral 7B | Runs Locally | 6GB | 70% of GPT-4 |
| Gemma 2 27B | Runs Locally | 16GB | 80% of GPT-4 |
| Phi-4 14B | Runs Locally | 8GB | 75% of GPT-4 (better at reasoning) |
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