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Open-source alternatives to Venice

Venice is not described as open source on its own site. 13 of the 57 other AI assistants in this directory are open source, according to their own sites.

Venice has a free plan. Paid plans start at $18 per month, or $180 per year (Pro). All of them are free or have a free plan.

13 tools · Listings checked up to Oct 9, 2026 · Where the facts come from

The 12 closest to Venice

  1. Lumo

    Proton's private AI assistant with zero-access encrypted chats

    • Lumo starts at $9.99 per month, billed yearly ($119.88), or $12.99 billed monthly. Venice starts at $18 per month, or $180 per year (Pro).
    • Lumo is open source, according to its own site.
    • Venice is end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
  2. Maple AI

    End-to-end encrypted AI chat that runs open models in enclaves

    • Maple AI starts at $20 per month (Pro). Venice starts at $18 per month, or $180 per year (Pro).
    • Only Maple AI lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
    • Maple AI is open source, according to its own site.
  3. DeepSeek

    Free AI chat assistant built on DeepSeek's openly released models

    • DeepSeek is free. Venice starts at $18 per month, or $180 per year (Pro).
    • Only DeepSeek lists macOS and Windows apps.
    • DeepSeek is open source, according to its own site.
    • Venice is end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
  4. Jan

    Open-source desktop app for running local and cloud AI models

    • Jan is free. Venice starts at $18 per month, or $180 per year (Pro).
    • Only Jan lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
    • Only Venice lists a web app.
    • Only Venice lists iOS and Android apps.
  5. HuggingChat

    Hugging Face's open-source chat app for open AI models

    • HuggingChat starts at $9 per month (Hugging Face PRO). Venice starts at $18 per month, or $180 per year (Pro).
    • Only Venice lists iOS and Android apps.
    • HuggingChat is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
    • Venice is end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
  6. LibreChat

    Open-source, self-hosted chat interface for many AI providers

    • LibreChat is free. Venice starts at $18 per month, or $180 per year (Pro).
    • Only Venice lists iOS and Android apps.
    • LibreChat is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
    • Venice is end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
  7. Chatbox

    AI chat client for your own API keys or a hosted model plan

    • Chatbox starts at $3.50 per month, billed annually ($3.99 billed monthly). Venice starts at $18 per month, or $180 per year (Pro).
    • Only Chatbox lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
    • Chatbox is open source, according to its own site.
    • Venice is end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
  8. PyGPT

    Open-source desktop AI assistant with agents, RAG and local models

    • PyGPT is free. Venice starts at $18 per month, or $180 per year (Pro).
    • Only PyGPT lists Windows, Linux and macOS apps.
    • Only Venice lists a web app.
    • Only Venice lists iOS and Android apps.
  9. AnythingLLM

    Open-source AI app for documents, agents and local models

    • AnythingLLM starts at $50 per month (Basic hosted cloud instance). Venice starts at $18 per month, or $180 per year (Pro).
    • Only AnythingLLM lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
    • Only Venice lists an iOS app.
    • AnythingLLM is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
  10. Cherry Studio

    Open-source desktop AI client for 50+ model providers

    • Only Cherry Studio lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
    • Only Venice lists a web app.
    • Cherry Studio is open source, according to its own site.
    • Venice is end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
  11. Big-AGI

    Multi-model AI workspace that compares and merges answers

    • Big-AGI starts at $9 per month, billed yearly ($108), or $10.99 billed monthly (Pro). Venice starts at $18 per month, or $180 per year (Pro).
    • Only Venice lists iOS and Android apps.
    • Big-AGI is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
    • Venice is end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
  12. NextChat

    Lightweight open-source AI chat client you can self-deploy

    • Only NextChat lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
    • Only Venice lists an Android app.
    • NextChat is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
    • Venice is end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.

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Common questions

Is there an open-source alternative to Venice?

Yes. Lumo, Maple AI, DeepSeek, Jan, HuggingChat, LibreChat, Chatbox, PyGPT and 5 more are open source, according to their own sites.

Is Venice open source?

Venice is not described as open source on its own site. The listing was checked on Oct 5, 2026 against the pages it cites.

When was this checked?

Each listing shows its own date. On this page they run from Oct 5, 2026 to Oct 9, 2026. Vendors change prices and plans without notice, so confirm on their site before you buy.

This page is built from the listings. A tool is here because its listing says so, and the order is how close each is to Venice: the alternatives its listing names first, then the tools that share the most features with it.