# Chatbox

Product · https://godooo.ai/en/product/chatbox

> Chatbox is an open-source AI app, launched in 2023, made for people who don't write code and developers.

A desktop, web and mobile client for chatting with cloud models and local ones through Ollama.

Main jobs: Chat and Q&A. It is open source and free to use. You can use it as a desktop app, in the browser, on phones and offline on your own machine.

## At a glance

- **Type:** [Product](https://godooo.ai/en/browse#product)
- **Launched:** 2023
- **Galaxy:** [Assistants](https://godooo.ai/en/galaxy/assistants)
- **Pricing:** Open source, free
- **Open source:** Yes · GPL-3.0
- **Source code:** [github.com/chatboxai/chatbox](https://github.com/chatboxai/chatbox)
- **GitHub stars:** 41,853
- **How you run it:** Desktop · Web · Mobile · Runs offline
- **Made for:** No-code users · Developers
- **Website:** [chatboxai.app](https://chatboxai.app)
- **Also known as:** Chatbox AI

## What it can do

- **[Chat and Q&A](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/chat)** — main job, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “Chatbox AI is a privacy-focused app to chat and work with GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, and more using your own API keys.” (read on [chatboxai.app](https://chatboxai.app/en), 2026-09-24)
- **[Ask your documents](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/document-qa)** — supported, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “Just give your files to Chatbox—whether they are PDFs, Word documents, images, or code snippets, it can understand the content, summarize the key points, answer questions, and extract useful information” (read on [chatboxai.app](https://chatboxai.app/en), 2026-09-24)
- **[Knowledge base (RAG)](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/knowledge-base)** — supported, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “Store your documents in a local knowledge base, and Chatbox will remember and understand them.” (read on [chatboxai.app](https://chatboxai.app/en), 2026-09-24)
- **[One API for many models](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/model-gateway)** — supported, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “Access leading AI models including GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, and more in one privacy-focused AI app with your own API keys.” (read on [chatboxai.app](https://chatboxai.app/en), 2026-09-24)
- **[Run models locally](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/local-inference)** — supported, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “Ollama (enable access to local models like llama2, Mistral, Mixtral, codellama, vicuna, yi, and solar)” (read on [github.com](https://github.com/chatboxai/chatbox), 2026-09-24)
- **[Web search with answers](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/web-search)** — supported, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “Real-Time Web Search. Chatbox searches the internet in real time to deliver the latest news, up-to-date data, and fact-checked information” (read on [chatboxai.app](https://chatboxai.app/en), 2026-09-24)

## Alternatives

- **[ChatGPT](https://godooo.ai/en/product/chatgpt)** (Free plan + paid upgrades): Also does: Chat and Q&A, Ask your documents, Web search with answers
- **[Open WebUI](https://godooo.ai/en/product/open-webui)** (Open source, free): Also does: Chat and Q&A, Ask your documents, Knowledge base (RAG)
- **[Langchain-Chatchat](https://godooo.ai/en/product/langchain-chatchat)** (Open source, free): Also does: Ask your documents, Knowledge base (RAG), Chat and Q&A
- **[Cherry Studio](https://godooo.ai/en/product/cherry-studio)** (Open source, free): Also does: Chat and Q&A, Knowledge base (RAG), One API for many models
- **[Khoj](https://godooo.ai/en/product/khoj)** (Open source, free): Also does: Ask your documents, Knowledge base (RAG), Chat and Q&A
- **[LibreChat](https://godooo.ai/en/product/librechat)** (Open source, free): Also does: Chat and Q&A, Ask your documents, One API for many models
- **[TextGen](https://godooo.ai/en/product/textgen)** (Open source, free): Also does: Chat and Q&A, Run models locally, Web search with answers
- **[Kimi](https://godooo.ai/en/product/kimi)** (Free plan + paid upgrades): Also does: Chat and Q&A, Ask your documents, Web search with answers
- **[Jan](https://godooo.ai/en/product/jan)** (Open source, free): Also does: Chat and Q&A, Run models locally
- **[Phi](https://godooo.ai/en/model/phi)** (Open source, free): Also does: Chat and Q&A, Run models locally
- **[Poe](https://godooo.ai/en/product/poe)** (Free plan + paid upgrades): Also does: Chat and Q&A, One API for many models
- **[Claude](https://godooo.ai/en/product/claude)** (Free plan + paid upgrades): Also does: Chat and Q&A, Ask your documents

## Connections

- **Integrates with:** [Ollama](https://godooo.ai/en/product/ollama)

## Questions

### What is Chatbox?

Chatbox is an open-source AI app, launched in 2023, made for people who don't write code and developers. A desktop, web and mobile client for chatting with cloud models and local ones through Ollama.

### Is Chatbox free?

Yes. Chatbox is open source (GPL-3.0) and free to use.

### Is Chatbox open source?

Yes, under the GPL-3.0 license. The source code is at https://github.com/chatboxai/chatbox.

### Can Chatbox run locally?

Yes. Chatbox can run offline on your own machine.

### What can Chatbox do?

Main jobs: Chat and Q&A. It can also do: Ask your documents, Knowledge base (RAG), One API for many models, Run models locally, Web search with answers.

### What are open-source alternatives to Chatbox?

Open-source ones: Open WebUI, Langchain-Chatchat, Cherry Studio, Khoj, LibreChat, TextGen, Jan and Phi. Others: ChatGPT, Kimi, Poe and Claude.

## Sources

- [chatboxai.app](https://chatboxai.app/en) — checked 2026-09-24
- [github.com](https://github.com/chatboxai/chatbox) — checked 2026-09-24
- [chatboxai.app](https://chatboxai.app)

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