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View all tools →Gendelion
Beta AEO analytics tool for understanding how AI systems describe your brand, with BYOK support for model evaluation workflows.
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Polished AI chat workspace with open-source roots, agent features, and both BYOK-style flexibility and hosted credit plans.
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Open →Cherry Studio
Desktop AI productivity studio with free partner models, your own provider keys, local-model support, assistants, and MCP extensibility.
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Besidka
Cross-platform desktop and mobile multi-provider open source chat client: BYOK, self-hosted, deep research, image generation, projects, shared chats.
FauxPilot
Self-hosted GitHub Copilot alternative. Connect your own OpenAI key or run models locally.
Lollms WebUI
Lord of Large Language Models — unified chat UI supporting dozens of local and remote models via BYOK.
Perplexica
Self-hosted Perplexity alternative. Local AI-powered search engine with your own LLM keys.
FauxPilot
Self-hosted GitHub Copilot alternative. Connect your own OpenAI key or run models locally.
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Momentum
Flowise
Visual builder for LLM apps and agents with cloud plans and self-hosted deployment for teams using their own AI providers.
Onyx
Enterprise AI search and assistant platform with commercial plans and an open-source self-host project for teams.
Text Generation WebUI
Gradio web UI for running LLMs locally. Oobabooga's classic — fully local, no API costs.
Lollms WebUI
Lord of Large Language Models — unified chat UI supporting dozens of local and remote models via BYOK.
big-AGI
Feature-rich AI chat suite with multi-model support, personas, voice, and flexible BYOK configuration.
Chainlit
Open-source Python framework for building and deploying conversational AI apps with your own model integrations.
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Onyx
BYOK Hub Stories
Staff Take · 6 min read
Onyx review: strong enterprise AI search, but the real value is in the deployment posture
Staff Take
Gendelion
BYOK Hub Stories
Staff Take · 5 min read
Gendelion review: fast AEO visibility scans, clear positioning, and a stronger BYOK story than most marketing tools
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BYOK
BYOK Hub Stories
Glossary · 4 min read
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