Jan
85Open-source desktop chat app that runs open models offline or connects to cloud providers, plus a terminal coding agent.
SingaporeAdded today
FreeAPI
91trust score out of 100
Ai Helper alternatives
3 products our research names as a replacement for Ai Helper in Desktop & OS Assistants, each with what it does differently — prices, API and status from our own checks rather than from the vendors’ own pages.
Bring-your-own-key chat front end for GPT, Claude and Gemini
Added 2mo ago
Freemium
72trust score out of 100
Desktop app for downloading and running open-weight LLMs locally, now with a Bionic agent and optional US-hosted cloud models.
United StatesAdded today
Freemiumfrom $20/moAPI
91trust score out of 100
has a public API
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Not named as direct replacements — the neighbours in the same part of the catalog, best-rated first.
Native Mac app that lets you select any part of the screen and chat with your own AI model about it.
Added 1mo ago
Paidfrom $19.99 once
68trust score out of 100
1
One-time-purchase macOS utility that runs ChatGPT commands on selected text in any app, using your own API key
Added 2mo ago
Paidfrom $29/mo
85trust score out of 100
Alter
69macOS assistant that reads what is on your screen and acts on it from a spoken command
Added 1mo ago
Freemiumfrom $240/yr
78trust score out of 100
Guidy
69Desktop assistant that watches your screen and points at the exact button you need to click next
Added 1mo ago
Paidfrom $69 once
73trust score out of 100
1
Macaify
59Menu-bar shortcut that runs AI on selected text inside any Mac app, without switching windows.
ChinaAdded 1mo ago
Freemiumfrom $4/mo
81trust score out of 100
1
MindMac
69One-time-purchase Mac client for OpenAI, Gemini, Claude and local models, with an inline mode
Added 1mo ago
Paidfrom $29 once
69trust score out of 100
Atua
77macOS utility that calls your own AI keys from any app via a hotkey — one $29 lifetime license
United StatesAdded 2mo ago
Paidfrom $29/mo
88trust score out of 100
1
Blue
69Native Mac app that sends whatever is on screen to ChatGPT from an option-space shortcut
SwedenAdded 1mo ago
Paidfrom $5/mo
83trust score out of 100
1
Caret
77Mac-wide autocomplete: press Tab in any app and it finishes the sentence from what it has seen on your screen
United StatesAdded 1mo ago
Free
84trust score out of 100
1
Clico
77Mac assistant that reads the screen you are already on instead of making you paste context.
Added 1mo ago
Freemiumfrom $19.9/mo
75trust score out of 100
1
Mac menu-bar app for ChatGPT, voice-to-text, and quick AI actions using your own API keys, sold as a one-time purchase.
Added 1mo ago
Paidfrom $39 once
85trust score out of 100
1
Gpt-tab
77Free menu-bar window that keeps ChatGPT one click away without cluttering browser tabs.
Added 1mo ago
Free
73trust score out of 100
1
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