# NextChat

MIT-licensed lightweight AI chat client with one-click Vercel deployment and roughly 5MB desktop apps. NextChat is free, with no paid plan attached, at github.com.

## Facts

- **Pricing tier:** Free
- **Works on:** Web, Self-hosted, macOS, Windows, Linux
- **Works in browser:** Yes

## Capabilities

- MIT-licensed lightweight AI chat client with one-click Vercel deployment and roughly 5MB desktop apps
- Works with Claude, DeepSeek, GPT and Gemini keys; local-first storage
- Plugins, artifacts and Stable Diffusion integration in recent versions; about 88.8k stars

## FAQ

### What is NextChat?

NextChat is listed under Multi-Model Aggregators & Universal Clients, in the AI Chat & Assistants category on Flocci AI Tools. MIT-licensed lightweight AI chat client with one-click Vercel deployment and roughly 5MB desktop apps. It is free, with no paid plan attached, and it lives at github.com.

### Is NextChat free?

NextChat 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 NextChat in a browser, or is there an app?

NextChat works in a normal browser tab with no install. It is available on the web, self-hosting, Mac, Windows and Linux.

### What can NextChat do?

NextChat does 3 things the catalog singles out: Mit-licensed lightweight ai chat client with one-click vercel deployment and roughly 5mb desktop apps; works with claude, deepseek, gpt and gemini keys; local-first storage; plugins, artifacts and stable diffusion integration in recent versions; about 88.8k stars.

### What is the best free alternative to NextChat?

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

## Related

- [NextChat alternatives](https://aitools.flocci.in/alternatives/nextchat)
- [Multi-Model Aggregators & Universal Clients](https://aitools.flocci.in/category/ai-chat-assistants/multi-model-aggregators-universal-clients)
- [Best free multi-model AI clients](https://aitools.flocci.in/best/best-multi-model-aggregators-universal-clients)
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Source: Flocci AI Tools — https://aitools.flocci.in/tool/nextchat

Facts last verified: October 2026