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Ultra-lightweight, self-hosted open-source AI assistant in Go that runs on sub-$10 hardware like Raspberry Pi with under 10MB RAM.
Unified API and gateway routing requests across 200+ models from 40+ providers, with cost tracking and a free BYOK tier.
Anthropic's AI assistant for writing, coding, and analysis across web, mobile, and desktop, plus a developer API.
General AI agent that executes multi-step tasks end to end — research, slides, design, browsing — instead of only answering questions.
Enterprise Work AI platform for company-wide search, an AI assistant and building governed agents across 250+ connectors.
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- ✦Single self-contained binary requiring under 10MB RAM
- ✦Sub-1-second startup even on low-power processors
- ✦Support for 16+ chat channels including Telegram, Discord, Slack, WeCom
- ✦Compatibility with multiple LLM providers (OpenAI, Claude, DeepSeek, Gemini, etc.)
- ✦Runs on Raspberry Pi, RISC-V, ARM64, x86_64, Android, and Docker
- ✦Self-hosted design keeping data and configuration local
- ✦Gateway/API mode for connecting to chat platforms via MCP protocol
- ✦One API for 200+ models across 40+ providers
- ✦Provider switching without code changes
- ✦Real-time cost tracking
- ✦Bring-your-own-keys, free forever
- ✦Observability and guardrails
- ✦SOC 2 Type II certified
- ✦Conversational writing and editing
- ✦Code generation and debugging (Claude Code)
- ✦Data analysis and visualization
- ✦Web search plus memory across chats
- ✦Connectors and remote MCP integrations
- ✦Extended thinking for complex tasks
- ✦Autonomous multi-step task execution
- ✦Website and app building
- ✦AI slides, design and image generation
- ✦Manus browser operator
- ✦Wide Research mode
- ✦Cross-platform web, desktop and mobile apps
- ✦Enterprise search across company apps
- ✦Personal AI assistant grounded in work data
- ✦Agent builder, orchestration and governance
- ✦250+ connectors and actions
- ✦Enterprise knowledge graph and hybrid search
- ✦Security controls for scaling AI
- →Running a private AI assistant on minimal or embedded hardware
- →Local code assistance that keeps proprietary code off the cloud
- →Home automation and personal task scheduling via chat bots
- →Privacy-conscious users wanting self-hosted AI on low-cost devices
- →Route across many LLM providers from one API
- →Track and control AI spend
- →Avoid vendor lock-in with provider switching
- →Drafting and refining written content
- →Building and debugging software
- →Analyzing datasets for insights
- →Research and learning support
- →Team and enterprise automation
- →Automate end-to-end digital tasks
- →Produce websites and presentations
- →Conduct broad research
- →Hand off browser tasks to an agent
- →Search across all company knowledge
- →Answer employee questions with grounded AI
- →Build and deploy custom AI agents
- →Automate cross-system workflows