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.