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

ChatALL

Desktop app that queries ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and more side by side, each using your own API key.

Website Source code

Category:
AI Chat Interfaces
Maintenance:
Dormant (last commit about 13 months ago)
Pricing:
Open Source
Open source:
Yes (Apache-2.0)
Self-hostable:
No
Local-first:
Yes
Platforms:
Desktop
AI providers (bring your own key):
OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, Custom / OpenAI-compatible, Ollama
API key storage:
Stored locally on device
Key risk level:
LOW
Trust score:
74/100

ChatALL is a desktop client for Windows, macOS and Linux that sends one prompt to many AI services concurrently and shows the answers side by side, so you can compare models before committing. It connects directly to each provider using credentials you supply; the project describes itself as 'a client, not a proxy', meaning conversations go straight from your machine to each vendor with your own account or API token. Supports OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and many others plus local and self-hosted backends. Apache-2.0 licensed with 16,000+ stars.

How this tool was scored

Key handling 85/100 (where your key rests and who sees it, comparable across any licence) and verifiability 70/100 (how much of that BYOAIK could confirm, lower for closed source). Neither contains a popularity signal.

  • Key Safety 23/25: The key is held on your own device.
  • Request Routing 17/20: Requests go straight from you to the AI provider.
  • Transparency 20/20: Source is public under Apache-2.0, so anyone can check how the key is handled.
  • Privacy 11/15: Local-first: it works without sending your data anywhere.
  • Maintenance 2/10: Last commit was about 12 months ago.
  • Verification Confidence 1/10: Compiled from public documentation by an AI-assisted pass, not independently confirmed.

What was checked

Verification tier RESEARCH_ASSISTED, derived from the evidence below and not set by hand.

  • [REPORTED · RESEARCH] This listing was compiled by an AI-assisted research pass over the tool's public website, README and documentation. No person independently confirmed it.
  • [CONFIRMED · SOURCE_SCAN] Most recent commit 2025-09-25, about 12 month(s) ago. source

How your API key is handled

Your API key is stored locally on your device. Requests are sent directly to the AI provider.

Setup

Open settings, paste your provider API key, choose a model, and start. The key stays on your device.