# Cherry Studio

Product · https://godooo.ai/en/product/cherry-studio

> Cherry Studio is an open-source AI app, launched in 2024, made for people who don't write code, developers and businesses.

A desktop client for chatting with many cloud and local models, with assistants, knowledge bases and MCP.

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

## At a glance

- **Type:** [Product](https://godooo.ai/en/browse#product)
- **Launched:** 2024
- **Galaxy:** [Assistants](https://godooo.ai/en/galaxy/assistants)
- **Pricing:** Open source, free
- **Open source:** Yes · AGPL-3.0
- **Source code:** [github.com/CherryHQ/cherry-studio](https://github.com/CherryHQ/cherry-studio)
- **GitHub stars:** 52,127
- **How you run it:** Desktop · Runs offline · Self-host
- **Made for:** No-code users · Developers · Businesses
- **Protocols:** [Model Context Protocol](https://godooo.ai/en/protocol/mcp)
- **Website:** [cherryai.com](https://cherryai.com)

## What it can do

- **[Chat and Q&A](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/chat)** — main job, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “AI Assistants & Conversations : - 📚 300+ Pre-configured AI Assistants - 🤖 Custom Assistant Creation - 💬 Multi-model Simultaneous Conversations” (read on [github.com](https://github.com/CherryHQ/cherry-studio), 2026-09-24)
- **[Knowledge base (RAG)](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/knowledge-base)** — supported, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “knowledge base, and more” (read on [cherryai.com](https://cherryai.com/), 2026-09-24)
- **[One API for many models](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/model-gateway)** — supported, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “Diverse LLM Provider Support : - ☁️ Major LLM Cloud Services: OpenAI, Gemini, Anthropic, and more” (read on [github.com](https://github.com/CherryHQ/cherry-studio), 2026-09-24)
- **[Run models locally](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/local-inference)** — supported, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “💻 Local Model Support with Ollama, LM Studio” (read on [github.com](https://github.com/CherryHQ/cherry-studio), 2026-09-24)
- **[Text to image](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/text-to-image)** — supported, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “AI image generation” (read on [cherryai.com](https://cherryai.com/), 2026-09-24)
- **[Translation](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/translation)** — supported, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “🔤 AI-powered Translation” (read on [github.com](https://github.com/CherryHQ/cherry-studio), 2026-09-24)

## Alternatives

- **[ChatGPT](https://godooo.ai/en/product/chatgpt)** (Free plan + paid upgrades): Also does: Chat and Q&A, Text to image
- **[Open WebUI](https://godooo.ai/en/product/open-webui)** (Open source, free): Also does: Chat and Q&A, Knowledge base (RAG), One API for many models
- **[Chatbox](https://godooo.ai/en/product/chatbox)** (Open source, free): Also does: Chat and Q&A, Knowledge base (RAG), One API for many models
- **[Qwen](https://godooo.ai/en/model/qwen)** (Open source, free): Also does: Chat and Q&A, Run models locally, Translation
- **[Jan](https://godooo.ai/en/product/jan)** (Open source, free): Also does: Chat and Q&A, Run models locally
- **[LibreChat](https://godooo.ai/en/product/librechat)** (Open source, free): Also does: Chat and Q&A, One API for many models, Text to image
- **[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
- **[TextGen](https://godooo.ai/en/product/textgen)** (Open source, free): Also does: Chat and Q&A, Run models locally
- **[Gemini](https://godooo.ai/en/product/gemini)** (Free plan + paid upgrades): Also does: Chat and Q&A, Text to image
- **[GPT](https://godooo.ai/en/model/gpt)**: Also does: Chat and Q&A, Text to image
- **[Llama](https://godooo.ai/en/model/llama)** (Open source, free): Also does: Chat and Q&A, Run models locally

## Connections

- **Integrates with:** [Ollama](https://godooo.ai/en/product/ollama), [LM Studio](https://godooo.ai/en/product/lm-studio)

## Questions

### What is Cherry Studio?

Cherry Studio is an open-source AI app, launched in 2024, made for people who don't write code, developers and businesses. A desktop client for chatting with many cloud and local models, with assistants, knowledge bases and MCP.

### Is Cherry Studio free?

Yes. Cherry Studio is open source (AGPL-3.0) and free to use.

### Is Cherry Studio open source?

Yes, under the AGPL-3.0 license. The source code is at https://github.com/CherryHQ/cherry-studio.

### Can Cherry Studio run locally?

Yes. Cherry Studio can run offline on your own machine. It can also be self-hosted on your own server.

### What can Cherry Studio do?

Main jobs: Chat and Q&A. It can also do: Knowledge base (RAG), One API for many models, Run models locally, Text to image, Translation.

### What are open-source alternatives to Cherry Studio?

Open-source ones: Open WebUI, Chatbox, Qwen, Jan, LibreChat, Phi, TextGen and Llama. Others: ChatGPT, Poe, Gemini and GPT.

## Sources

- [github.com](https://github.com/CherryHQ/cherry-studio) — checked 2026-09-24
- [cherryai.com](https://cherryai.com/) — checked 2026-09-24

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