HuggingChat
Free, open-source chat that runs the best open models — no sign-up.
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What is HuggingChat?
Hugging Face's free chatbot front-end. Pick any open model — Llama 4, DeepSeek V3, Qwen, Mistral — and chat with no account. Web search and tools included.
Key features
- Switch between open models in one click
- Web search
- PDF reading
- No account required
- Assistants (custom GPT-style)
Pros
- Genuinely free, no upsell
- Model variety is unmatched
- Privacy-conscious — no data sold
Cons
- Open models still trail frontier closed ones
- No mobile app
Best for
Tinkerers comparing modelsPrivacy-conscious usersDevelopers prototyping with open models
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