Looking for a free alternative to LongCat Chat (Meituan)? Here are 10 general purpose chatbots worth trying — 10 with a free tier. LongCat Chat (Meituan) itself is free.
What is the best free alternative to LongCat Chat (Meituan)?
DeepSeek is the closest free alternative to LongCat Chat (Meituan): same General Purpose Chatbots sub-category, and it is free tier + paid. Free web and app chat on DeepSeek's V4-series models
Are there free LongCat Chat (Meituan) alternatives?
Yes — 10 of the 10 alternatives listed here are free or freemium: DeepSeek, Meta AI, Qwen Chat, Kimi, HuggingChat. None of them are paid-only.
Is LongCat Chat (Meituan) free?
LongCat Chat (Meituan) is free. There is no paid plan attached to it in the catalog.
How were these LongCat Chat (Meituan) alternatives chosen?
They are the other tools in General Purpose Chatbots, then the rest of AI Chat & Assistants, ordered free tiers first and capped at 10. There is no sponsorship and no paid placement in that ordering — only the pricing tier decides.
✦ WhyA LongCat Chat (Meituan) alternative — Xiaomi's web chat for its open-source MiMo MoE models (MIT license) with classic, deep-reasoning and web-search modes.
Xiaomi's web chat for its open-source MiMo MoE models (MIT license) with classic, deep-reasoning and web-search modes
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Latest listed models MiMo-V2.6-Flash and Pro (Sept 2026)