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

Chatbox

Cross-platform AI client for ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and local models with your own keys.

Website Source code

Category:

Desktop AI Assistants

Pricing:

Freemium

Open source:

Yes (GPL-3.0)

Self-hostable:

No

Local-first:

Yes

Platforms:

Desktop, Mobile, Web

AI providers (bring your own key):

OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, Azure OpenAI, OpenRouter, Ollama, Custom / OpenAI-compatible

API key storage:

Stored locally on device

Key risk level:

LOW

Trust score:

90/100

Chatbox is a popular cross-platform AI client (desktop, mobile, and web) for chatting with LLMs. Its Community Edition is open-source under GPL-3.0. It explicitly supports a Bring-Your-Own-Key model: per its BYOK docs, "you register and obtain API Keys from AI service providers yourself, then configure them in Chatbox," with data going "directly to AI providers, not through intermediary servers." Users can plug in their own keys for OpenAI, Anthropic (Claude), Google Gemini, Azure OpenAI, OpenRouter, and local runtimes (Ollama / LM Studio), as well as configure custom OpenAI-compatible endpoints. A separate optional paid hosted "Chatbox AI Service" subscription is also offered, but the app itself is free and BYOK-first.

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.