BYOAIK (Bring Your Own AI Key) is a directory of AI tools that run on your own API key.

Tools that accept your Cohere API key (26)

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Tools that support Cohere

  • ShellGPT (sgpt): Natural-language CLI that turns prompts into shell commands, code, and answers via your own LLM key.
  • Bifrost: Self-hosted AI gateway with governance and MCP support, sitting in front of the keys you own.
  • ChatterUI: Open-source Android LLM frontend: run GGUF models on-device or connect with your own OpenAI, Claude or OpenRouter key.
  • GPT Researcher: Autonomous agent that runs deep multi-source web research and writes cited reports using your own LLM provider.
  • LiteLLM: One OpenAI-compatible endpoint in front of a hundred providers, running on keys you hold.
  • avante.nvim: Use your Neovim like Cursor AI IDE, with diff-reviewed AI code edits.
  • Langflow: Open-source visual builder for AI agents and RAG workflows on a node canvas.
  • Copilot for Obsidian: Open-source AI assistant plugin for Obsidian with chat, vault Q&A, and agentic workflows over your notes.
  • LlamaIndex: Leading open-source data and agent framework for building research agents; you supply every provider's API key.
  • Scira: Open-source agentic AI search engine that plans, retrieves, and cites sources inline.
  • Open Deep Research (LangChain): LangChain's open-source deep research agent you run with your own models and search/MCP tools.
  • bolt.diy: Open-source in-browser full-stack app builder that runs on any LLM you wire up with your own key.
  • Dify: Open-source platform for building agentic AI workflows and RAG apps with your own model keys.
  • Haystack: Open-source Python framework for building production RAG pipelines and agent workflows with any LLM provider.
  • SillyTavern: Open-source self-hosted LLM frontend for power users and roleplay, BYOK to many backends.
  • RAGFlow: Open-source RAG engine with deep document understanding for grounded, cited document Q&A.
  • Sim: Open-source visual builder for AI agent workflows with full bring-your-own-key support.
  • OpenAgent: Self-hostable personal assistant pairing your own RAG knowledge base with thirty-plus model providers.
  • AnythingLLM: All-in-one local-first AI app for document chat (RAG) and agents, with bring-your-own-key support for nearly every LLM provider.
  • Aider: AI pair programming in your terminal, editing code in your local git repo.
  • n8n: Fair-code workflow automation with native AI Agent and LangChain nodes.
  • aichat: All-in-one LLM CLI with Shell Assistant, Chat-REPL, RAG, and agents across 20+ providers using your own keys.
  • LangChain: The most widely used open-source LLM app and agent framework; every chat model integration takes your own API key.
  • NextAI Translator: Open-source browser-extension and desktop translator (successor to OpenAI Translator) that translates, polishes, and summarizes text using your own provider API keys.
  • LobeChat: Polished open-source AI chat UI/PWA with 40+ provider support, plugins, and multi-modal features.
  • Flowise: Open-source drag-and-drop builder for LLM apps and AI agents.