BYOAIK — Bring Your Own AI Key: a directory of AI tools that run on your own API key.

Tools that accept your xAI Grok API key (36)

  • Zed — High-performance Rust code editor with a built-in AI agent that runs on your own provider API keys.
  • GitHub Copilot (BYOK) — Run Copilot Chat and agents on your own provider API keys
  • Summarize — Point at any URL, YouTube, podcast, PDF, or file and get the gist, via Chrome/Firefox sidebar or CLI using your own model API key.
  • Aider — AI pair programming in your terminal, editing code in your local git repo.
  • OpenCode — Open-source, provider-agnostic AI coding agent built for the terminal.
  • Twenty CRM — Open-source, AI-first CRM (Salesforce alternative) with bring-your-own-key AI agents.
  • n8n — Fair-code workflow automation with native AI Agent and LangChain nodes.
  • Cline — Open-source autonomous coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains, and CLI with bring-your-own-key model support.
  • Goose — Block's open-source, extensible AI agent for the CLI and desktop that installs, runs, edits, and tests code with any LLM you bring.
  • LobeChat — Polished open-source AI chat UI/PWA with 40+ provider support, plugins, and multi-modal features.
  • RAGFlow — Open-source RAG engine with deep document understanding for grounded, cited document Q&A.
  • Forge — Open-source terminal AI pair programmer with BYOK access to 300+ models
  • 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.
  • SillyTavern — Open-source self-hosted LLM frontend for power users and roleplay, BYOK to many backends.
  • Mastra — Open-source TypeScript framework for building AI agents and graph-based workflows.
  • aichat — All-in-one LLM CLI with Shell Assistant, Chat-REPL, RAG, and agents across 20+ providers using your own keys.
  • Open Notebook — Open-source, privacy-first NotebookLM alternative that chats with your sources and generates multi-speaker AI podcasts.
  • CodeCompanion.nvim — AI coding assistant for Neovim, Vim style
  • bilingual_book_maker — CLI that translates EPUB/TXT/SRT/PDF books into bilingual editions using your own LLM key.
  • Pi — Minimal open-source AI agent toolkit and coding-agent CLI with a unified multi-provider LLM API, BYOK.
  • Airi — Self-hosted, you-owned AI companion with a VRM/Live2D avatar and real-time voice chat.
  • Sim — Open-source visual builder for AI agent workflows with full bring-your-own-key support.
  • Letta — Open-source platform for building stateful AI agents with long-term memory
  • bolt.diy — Open-source in-browser full-stack app builder that runs on any LLM you wire up with your own key.
  • Page Assist — Open-source browser extension giving a sidebar and web UI for local and cloud AI models via your own keys.
  • big-AGI — Multi-model AI workspace with Beam multi-model chat, personas, image and voice, on your own keys
  • Scira — Open-source agentic AI search engine that plans, retrieves, and cites sources inline.
  • Read Frog — Open-source AI browser extension for immersive bilingual translation and language learning.
  • Deep Research — Browser-based deep-research app that generates in-depth reports using any LLM, with keys stored locally in your browser.
  • BeeAI Framework — Open-source framework for building production-ready multi-agent systems in Python and TypeScript with a unified, bring-your-own-key LLM backend.
  • AI Actions for Shortcuts — Bring-your-own-key AI actions for Apple Shortcuts on iOS, macOS, and visionOS.
  • gptme — Open-source terminal AI agent that writes code, runs shell/Python, and browses the web with your own provider keys.
  • gptel — Simple, extensible LLM client for Emacs that works in any buffer
  • Witsy — BYOK desktop AI assistant and universal MCP client spanning chat, image, video, voice, and search
  • TypingMind — One-time-purchase power-user chat UI that wraps your own LLM provider keys.
  • MacWhisper — Local Whisper transcription for Mac with bring-your-own-key cloud STT and LLM cleanup