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Apertus Chat (Public AI)

Chat directly on Apertus 1.5, the fully open Swiss model from ETH, EPFL and CSCS (released 2026-07-24)

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What Apertus Chat (Public AI) does

  • Chat directly on Apertus 1.5, the fully open Swiss model from ETH, EPFL and CSCS (released 2026-07-24)
  • publicai.co/chat serves the 8B model with no login; a free account unlocks the 70B model with thinking mode
  • Hosted under Swiss jurisdiction

Apertus Chat (Public AI) — straight answers

What is Apertus Chat (Public AI)?

Apertus Chat (Public AI) is listed under General Purpose Chatbots, in the AI Chat & Assistants category on Flocci AI Tools. Chat directly on Apertus 1.5, the fully open Swiss model from ETH, EPFL and CSCS (released 2026-07-24). It is free, with no paid plan attached, and it lives at chat.publicai.co.

Is Apertus Chat (Public AI) free?

Apertus Chat (Public AI) is listed as fully free — there is no paid tier attached to it in the catalog. That makes it one of the 397 entries on Flocci AI Tools with no upgrade path built in.

Can I use Apertus Chat (Public AI) in a browser, or is there an app?

Apertus Chat (Public AI) works in a normal browser tab with no install. It is available on the web.

What can Apertus Chat (Public AI) do?

Apertus Chat (Public AI) does 3 things the catalog singles out: Chat directly on apertus 1.5, the fully open swiss model from eth, epfl and cscs (released 2026-07-24); publicai.co/chat serves the 8b model with no login; a free account unlocks the 70b model with thinking mode; hosted under swiss jurisdiction.

What is the best free alternative to Apertus Chat (Public AI)?

Falcon LLM Chat (TII) is the closest free alternative: it sits in the same General Purpose Chatbots sub-category and is free. Google AI Mode, HuggingChat and Jais Chat also start free. The full list is on the alternatives page.

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