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textgen — Free Alternative to ChatGPT Plus
by oobabooga · oobabooga/textgen · Artificial Intelligence › AI Chatbots Artificial Intelligence › Local AI Models⭐ 47.7k stars🍴 6k forks
🟢 No coding for normal use
🕐 Updated 17 Aug 2026📊 Recommended score 73.7/100
In short: textgen is an AI tool that runs on your own computer, for chatting with an AI assistant that answers your questions. It is free and open source — no subscription and no account. After you download it (and its AI model), it works offline, and your questions and files never leave your machine.
textgen at a Glance
| Cost | Free forever — open source (AGPL-3.0 licence). Free for personal and paid work. |
|---|---|
| Sign-up needed? | No — it runs on your own computer; there is no account. |
| Internet needed? | Only to download it and its AI model — then it works offline. |
| Your files & data | Stay on your computer — nothing is sent to a company's cloud. |
| Difficulty | No coding for normal use — see the FAQ for the honest detail. |
| Runs on | Your own computer. |
| Still updated? | Yes — last code update 17 Aug 2026. |
| Best for | Chatting with an AI assistant that answers your questions. |
Who textgen Is For — and Who Should Skip It
✅ Get textgen if you are creators, businesses, students and developers who want to use AI without getting lost in research papers — or anyone who needs chatting with an AI assistant that answers your questions — and wants it free, without a subscription.
⏭️ Skip textgen if you need results that are guaranteed correct without checking them — AI tools can sound confident and still be wrong.
What Can You Do With textgen?
- Its main job: chatting with an AI assistant that answers your questions.
- Give it text, a photo, audio or a document — it returns a result in seconds
- Adjust and try again until the result fits — that is normal with AI
- Always check important results before relying on them
How Do I Start Using textgen? (5 Steps)
- Open or install textgen — some AI tools run in your browser, larger ones run on your own computer. The difficulty label on this page tells you honestly which kind this is.
- Give it your input: type a question, paste some text, or upload a photo, audio file or document.
- Press the main button and wait a few seconds while the AI does the work.
- It gives you the result — this is how it is used for chatting with an AI assistant that answers your questions.
- Check the result, adjust or ask again if needed, then copy, download or share it.
💡 A real-life example: You open it and ask, in normal language, 'write a polite reply to this customer' — and it drafts the reply for you in seconds.
textgen vs ChatGPT Plus — Why People Switch
| textgen | ChatGPT Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free forever | Paid monthly subscription |
| Account needed | Depends — see FAQ | Yes — a ChatGPT Plus account |
| Where your files live | On your computer, or its service | On the company's servers |
textgen wins on price — it is free forever — and, when run locally, on privacy — see the FAQ below.
Where ChatGPT Plus is still ahead: ChatGPT Plus needs no setup and no powerful computer.
In the Project's Own Words
Open-source desktop app for local LLMs. Text, vision, tool-calling, OpenAI/Anthropic-compatible API. 100% private.
This is the project's own description from GitHub, shown as-is.
textgen — Frequently Asked Questions
Is textgen really free?
Yes — textgen is free to download and use. It is open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence, which generally allows personal and commercial use — the licence file in its repository is the final word. There is no subscription and no trial that expires. (Free code does not always mean every hosted service built around a tool is free — if this project offers one, its own site lists any prices.)
Do I need to sign up or create an account to use textgen?
No — textgen runs on your own computer, so there is no account to create.
Is what I type or upload sent to the cloud?
No — textgen runs on your own computer, so your questions and files stay on your machine. It also works without internet once it is set up.
Is textgen hard for a beginner?
For everyday use, no coding is needed — any 'coding' label in its raw GitHub data describes how the code is shared, not how you use textgen. Advanced options are there if you ever want them.
Is textgen still being updated?
Yes — its code was last updated on 17 Aug 2026. It is actively maintained, which matters because operating systems and file formats keep changing.
Is textgen a good alternative to ChatGPT Plus?
For most people, yes — it covers the main jobs people use ChatGPT Plus for, and it is free. Being honest: ChatGPT Plus needs no setup and no powerful computer. The comparison table on this page shows the differences.
Get textgen — Official Links & Download
To download the full source code, generate this repository's public link below and run the clone command in a terminal. For the program itself, use the official website or releases link — those are the project's own, verified sources.
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Official links: Releases ↗ · Documentation (README) ↗
We never publish installation steps we have not verified — the README above is the source of truth.
Repository Statistics
⭐ 47732 stars · 🍴 5975 forks · 🐛 866 open issues · 💻 Language: Python · 📄 License: AGPL-3.0 · Default branch: main · 🗓️ Data last checked: 08 Nov 2026
