Cherry Studio

Free, open-source (AGPL-3.0) desktop client unifying OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, Qwen and local Ollama/LM Studio models in one window

What Cherry Studio does

  • Free, open-source (AGPL-3.0) desktop client unifying OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, Qwen and local Ollama/LM Studio models in one window
  • 300+ models across 50+ providers behind a single chat interface, no per-provider app-switching
  • Built-in RAG knowledge base — chat directly with imported PDF/Word/Excel/Markdown files or web URLs

Cherry Studio — straight answers

What is Cherry Studio?

Cherry Studio is listed under Multi-Model Aggregators & Universal Clients, in the AI Chat & Assistants category on Flocci AI Tools. Free, open-source (AGPL-3.0) desktop client unifying OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, Qwen and local Ollama/LM Studio models in one window. It is free, with no paid plan attached, and it lives at cherryai.com.

Is Cherry Studio free?

Cherry Studio is listed as fully free — there is no paid tier attached to it in the catalog. That makes it one of the 115 entries on Flocci AI Tools with no upgrade path built in.

What can Cherry Studio do?

Cherry Studio does 3 things the catalog singles out: Free, open-source (agpl-3.0) desktop client unifying openai, claude, gemini, deepseek, qwen and local ollama/lm studio models in one window; 300+ models across 50+ providers behind a single chat interface, no per-provider app-switching; built-in rag knowledge base — chat directly with imported pdf/word/excel/markdown files or web urls.

What is the best free alternative to Cherry Studio?

LibreChat is the closest free alternative: it sits in the same Multi-Model Aggregators & Universal Clients sub-category and is free. Abacus ChatLLM, ChatHub and t3.chat also start free. The full list is on the alternatives page.

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LibreChat

Multi-Model Aggregators & Universal Clients
free
  • Fully open-source, self-hostable ChatGPT-style interface connecting to OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Bedrock, OpenRouter and more from one UI
  • Built-in Agents, MCP support, Code Interpreter and Artifacts — enterprise-grade features free to self-host
  • 41.7k GitHub stars and active development as of Aug 2026, with secure multi-user auth for team deployments

t3.chat

Multi-Model Aggregators & Universal Clients
freemium
  • Fast, developer-built multi-model chat UI giving access to Claude, GPT and DeepSeek from one subscription
  • Low-cost Pro tier undercuts mainstream chatbot subscriptions
  • Free tier lets users test multiple frontier models before committing to a paid plan

TypingMind

Multi-Model Aggregators & Universal Clients
trial
  • Bring-your-own-API-key chat frontend — you pay providers directly instead of a subscription markup
  • One-time lifetime licence instead of forced recurring billing, unusual here
  • Optional paid cloud sync for cross-device history, otherwise fully local

Abacus ChatLLM

Multi-Model Aggregators & Universal Clients
freemium
  • Single subscription bundling chat access to 100+ models including GPT-5.6, Claude Opus 5 and Gemini 3.1 Pro
  • Includes a built-in coding/research agent (DeepAgent) and always-on cloud compute (SuperComputer), not just chat
  • Priced per seat rather than per model provider

ChatHub

Multi-Model Aggregators & Universal Clients
freemium
  • Side-by-side comparison of multiple AI chatbots' answers in one browser view
  • Free plan compares 2 models at once; paid unlocks up to 6 models simultaneously
  • Browser-extension-first design rather than a standalone web app, fits directly into existing workflows

ChatGPT

General Purpose Chatbots
freemium
  • Free tier runs GPT-5-class models
  • Voice, vision, image generation & web browsing
  • Agent mode for multi-step tasks
  • Custom GPTs and file uploads

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