# Add AI Chat tools

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/add-ai-chat-tools/14347
**Category:** Tool Suggestions
**Tags:** completed
**Created:** 2023-10-08T20:45:32Z
**Posts:** 220
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## Post 10 by @Tech-Trooper — 2024-04-14T22:59:44Z

I shared some sources in the past overlapping with your recommendations.

> [@Alternatives to Chatgpt and Bard](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/alternatives-to-chatgpt-and-bard/15085):
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> It was discussed several times on the forum, but I want to write more privacy friendly alternatives in one post. Keep in mind that chatgpt mostly requires a phone number, especially when you register with vpn. pushpin GPT4ALL : This app helps you run AI models locally even without an internet connection. [https://gpt4all.io/index.html](https://gpt4all.io/index.html)pushpin Freechat: This is an macOS only and simplistic alternative app to Gpt4All. [https://www.freechat.run/](https://www.freechat.run/)pushpin LM Studio: This is a very user frien…

One important change is that chatgpt also lets you use 3.5 without an account. So, you can use chatgpt 3.5, perplexity, and hugging chat without account if you cannot use local models for any reason.

Edit: @xe3 sometimes, I use perplexity in focus mode (Reddit) to learn about what others wrote the privacy and security aspect of a specific software or alternatives in that category. I found it very helpful and quick.  
So, there might be many use cases in daily lives depending on the individual needs.

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