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Best Chatbots Open Source Projects

This hub collects the best open source projects in Chatbots and ranks them by both momentum and authority.

Data window: Last 7 days (with 24h tie-breakers for Trending now)

Last updated: Sep 19, 2026

Projects

53

GitHub stars

19K

Hugging Face likes

7.8K

Replicate runs

234

Authority projects

Projects with the strongest long-term signal in Chatbots, ranked by total stars, likes, or runs on their primary platform.

G0DM0D3

Liberated AI chat interface for exploring AI limits and cognition research.

GitHub
5.5Kstars

KingNish/OpenGPT-4o

Free AI chatbot for text and media generation with privacy focus.

Hugging Face Space
4.3Klikes

grok-bot-0.18-reconstructed

GitHub

GitHub
3.5Kstars

penecho

GitHub

GitHub
1.8Kstars

riddle

GitHub

GitHub
1.7Kstars

nativ

GitHub

GitHub
1Kstars

pliny-the-prompter/obliteratus

Modify language models to remove refusal behaviors and improve performance.

Hugging Face Space
571likes

hi-kid

AI-powered English language practice tool for kids.

GitHub
551stars

webml-community/bonsai-webgpu-kernels

Hugging Face Space

Hugging Face Space
448likes

Claude-Mythos-AI-Anthropic-App

AI-powered creative writing and roleplay client with advanced reasoning capabilities.

GitHub
437stars

xuefeng-agent

AI-powered college admissions consultant provides personalized guidance on choosing a major and university.

GitHub
434stars

opengrok

GitHub

GitHub
425stars

Hidden gems

Smaller projects with unusually strong momentum. We look for lower total metrics plus positive 7-day growth.

Google-Gemini-Desktop

GitHub

GitHub
129stars
1287d

heartmorrow

GitHub

GitHub
103stars
1027d

ChatGPT-5.5-OpenAI-Unlimited-Desktop

Advanced AI suite for complex problem-solving and automation.

GitHub
102stars
1017d

eve-v2-unleashed

Conversational AI model with a philosophical thinking style.

Replicate
143runs
1147d

webml-community/bonsai-webgpu-kernels

Hugging Face Space

Hugging Face Space
448likes
477d

open-dungeon

Generate interactive stories and images locally on your machine.

GitHub
179stars
1187d

FreeDeepseekAPI

Local API proxy for chat services with OpenAI compatibility.

GitHub
143stars
977d

openbmb/MiniCPM5-2B-Demo

Hugging Face Space

Hugging Face Space
46likes
247d

victor/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-free-endpoint

Hugging Face Space

Hugging Face Space
87likes
437d

CohereLabs/tiny-aya

Chat in any language with a multilingual model.

Hugging Face Space
48likes
337d

ai-avatar-bot

Interactive virtual assistant for websites with speech and text capabilities.

GitHub
136stars
847d

multimodalart/talkie-1930

Engage in conversations with a 1930s-style language model.

Hugging Face Space
61likes
297d